Mary E. Baldwin’s 1850 Graphite Drawing of Man Walking Path (Toward Tiny Chair!) Chinese chop was painted on the face

was painted on the face of a plate of glass

8 1/4” x 6 1/8”

and Salish--is a decorative overlay technique on coiled baskets

and also the blackness of the painted letters themselves

quiet and tender

Mary E. Baldwin’s 1850 Graphite Drawing of Man Walking Path (Toward Tiny Chair!) Chinese chop was painted on the faceIve got a great lot of love for this drawing, proudly signed by a Mary E. Baldwin in 1850, perhaps most of all for the tiny chair, and maybe a little table too, just waiting for this figures arrival at the top of the hill! An unexpected detail, but exactly the right thing to give this drawing a narrative arc, and to place all of our empathy with this hatted figure, cane in one hand and other in his pocket, as he slowly makes his way. Love. Framed: 11