Helen Malta Pencil Sketch of Woman Feeding Birds, 1930s accordion fold box Part of one of his

Part of one of his feet has chipped off

8 1/2" l x 5 1/2" t x 1/2" thick

organizing office supplies on a desk

But the pipe cleaner tail remains and he’s structurally it's in solid shape

Helen Malta Pencil Sketch of Woman Feeding Birds, 1930s accordion fold box Part of one of hisThis drawing takes me straight to a park in New York, sitting on a bench and watching this woman who has surely made a daily habit of coming to feed these birds. While notes on the drawing ("red and blue dots" written on the woman's shoulder, and "brilliant blue and green birds" at bottom right) suggest that this was a quick sketch in advance of a more finished drawings, I think the looseness and lack of color, combined with the way her hair falls