Burst of Pansies, 1905 Ink and Crayon Drawing by J.H. Adair, Spring Grove, PA Russian man hand puppet both his own and hers

both his own and hers

ink strong throughout

and I confident that is the case

for shaving or otherwise

Happily the face of the young mother directly behind the baby is revealed in profile just to the left of the baby's head (look closely)

Burst of Pansies, 1905 Ink and Crayon Drawing by J.H. Adair, Spring Grove, PA Russian man hand puppet both his own and hersI purchased this and several more drawings by the same maker from a seller in Pennsylvania, where they originated, the work of a J. H Adair of Spring Grove, PA, who signed a few of them and dated a couple 1905. These are the sorts of drawings that get me excited; I couldn't snatch them up fast enough pure joy. Several more by Adair listed today, sharing a certain kinship to a batch of drawings by young PA artist Wayne Blouch from the same period,