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

darkening along the horizontal striations where it puddled a bit

I'd guess these date from the 1960s

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