Woman in Top Hat "The Would Be Poet" 1913 Pen and Ink Signed Drawing black Americana figures they founded their studio in

they founded their studio in 1978

these seem like lovebirds for life

and then the lush dark green strokes and swirls on top of it

and a few bumps in the glaze original to its making

Woman in Top Hat "The Would Be Poet" 1913 Pen and Ink Signed Drawing black Americana figures they founded their studio inSome things I take a while to deliberate over before purchasing, but not this drawing it sold me immediately! I have no idea the story behind it; whether it was drawn as a self effacing self portrait of sorts, or as a caricature satirizing the rise of aspiring women authors I like to think the former, but in any event I think she's terrific, and seems quite poised to accomplish whatever she sets her mind to! At the moment this is penning an Ode to