Arthur Florence, Photo of Photo, RPPC with Shield Shaped Corner Mount Flourishes old cast iron to the upper case letters

to the upper case letters spelling the title and maker's name

bold blue-black and green star-like decoration--all of it exactly matches Mann's other work (including another bowl I had in the shop)

I think the execution could not be better: no fuss but in its matter of fact way a bit poetic too

which I don't think is original

11" x 14" ink and ink wash on paper

Arthur Florence, Photo of Photo, RPPC with Shield Shaped Corner Mount Flourishes old cast iron to the upper case lettersThis one makes me very happy, for many reasons, including for the fact of it appearing to be a photograph of an earlier photograph of a young Arthur Florence (the framing around him is all part of the photo, it is only the shield shaped paper mounts that are pasted on top and his name written in ink.) As such, this image of Arthur Florence, and Arthur Florence himself, seem all the more beloved (and with those paper corner mounts reading very much