Beatific Young Boy in Suit with Eyes Closed, 1940s Photomatic, Chicago hand-sewn folk art chair that little bird

that little bird

with a make do hook on the back for hanging

A small round hole and a little tearing along the bottom right edge of the back cover and little staining to the corresponding back of a couple final pages

but in good structural shape

dagger about to land

Beatific Young Boy in Suit with Eyes Closed, 1940s Photomatic, Chicago hand-sewn folk art chair that little birdWhat a face, and what a moment captured this child appears as if in as pure a state of rapture as I've ever seen! At first I thought a bit too cute in that little suit and cap, but the more time I spend looking at this the more I am taken it, with his closed eyes and open mouth expressing what feels like a state of pure transcendence. 3 1 16" x 2 5 8", very good condition, June 9, Chicago written on reverse, c. 1940s.