Mourning Sailor Antique Pencil Drawing, Conneautville, Pennsylvania American stoneware funnel really--for keys

really--for keys

it came from a sketchbook of her drawings from that time--when she was teaching at the Harlem Art Center and working at the New York branch of the WPA graphics division

the test is organized into subtests relating to measuring verbal IQ

I'd guess these date from the 1960s

The drawing itself is in very good condition

Mourning Sailor Antique Pencil Drawing, Conneautville, Pennsylvania American stoneware funnel really--for keysI don't doubt the genuine sorrow of this dreamy young sailor over those he has lost, though it does appear he might rather enjoy playing the part of mourner!:) Every detail of this wonderful drawing enhances its almost over the top romanticism: the tiny crosses atop the tombstone against which he leans, the moon over his shoulder and halo of stars above him; the late hour of the church clock; the cap in his hand, which points straight to tiny boat