Memorial for Elizabeth G. Davis, Died Aged 11 Weeks, 1812, Ink and Watercolor in Original Frame striking mask some minor bends and dings

some minor bends and dings

before returning to Sweden in 1953

It has been a while since I found an old Odd Fellows mask

with a strong Cubist influence as well

Memorial for Elizabeth G. Davis, Died Aged 11 Weeks, 1812, Ink and Watercolor in Original Frame striking mask some minor bends and dingsNo way could I resist this one, found this week at one of the New Hampshire week shows, and which felt like it was just waiting for me. It is a very naive memorial to an Elizabeth G. Davis, who died Oct. 29, 1812 at 11 weeks old, with tombstone drawing at top flanked by wispy watercolored willows, verse below, wonderful little blue bird with sprig in its beak, and all sorts of tender imperfections, down to the insertion of middle initial "G" just