Lincoln's Tomb, 1905 Ink and Crayon Drawing by J.H. Adair, Spring Grove, PA William G. Thayer deep red lips

deep red lips

Whoever made this drawing

dated based on materials used (exclusively bear grass and cedar bark

most do not

irregular pattern of small hand-forged nails and a terrific dry wood patina

Lincoln's Tomb, 1905 Ink and Crayon Drawing by J.H. Adair, Spring Grove, PA William G. Thayer deep red lipsI 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! And this drawing of Lincoln's Tomb feels especially poignant at the moment. I also like the way her wrote Springfield, IL as Spring Field, as