Young Woman in Green and Black, c. 1950s Photo Statuette painted tin bank and quite solid and hefty

and quite solid and hefty

In addition to just being a cool thing

I just love this young woman posing with her mandolin

unusual for being crafted of leather rather than wood

and I confident that is the case

Young Woman in Green and Black, c. 1950s Photo Statuette painted tin bank and quite solid and heftyFrom the same Rockport, MA collection as the painted tintype I just listed (and the other photos I've listed today too), a smiling photo statuette of a pretty young woman, c. 1950s I believe. I find the effect of transforming a photograph into a statuette such a curious thing like a doll, to be moved around, ready to be dropped into different scenarios which in this case seems precisely right, as one imagines this young woman's future had yet to be