Proud, Heroic Feeling WPA Era Carved Folk Art Nude Giorgio Sommer photographj with a little toning at

with a little toning at corners

and the comparison of that love to the strength of steel

each becoming their own particular thing

This is a partial piquet deck (piquet dates to the 16th century at latest

Proud, Heroic Feeling WPA Era Carved Folk Art Nude Giorgio Sommer photographj with a little toning atI splurged a bit on this nude by my standards, purchased at the Nashville show from an Iowa based dealer from whom I wished to buy everything because for me, as far as carved nudes go, she is just my sort. I want to describe her as WPA era specifically because she seems so proud and strong, really quite heroic feeling, while also very human, not a fantasy; standing feet together on that small wooden base she seems actually as if willing herself into