Edwin Kosarek 1950 Ink Portrait of Woman With Long Hair circus carousel Kings Township

Kings Township

)  I presume it is an upside down strawberry carved into the spoon of the spoon

That the center mends run straight up to an eye hook for hanging also makes them feel rather like the bands of a harness

and some a little old glue on a few of the short sides

and casting such great shadows

Edwin Kosarek 1950 Ink Portrait of Woman With Long Hair circus carousel Kings TownshipAnother portrait by Edwin Kosarek, such a maker of good drawings I think, with a bit of a Kiki Smith feeling to this portrait, though pre dating Smith's emergence by 30+ years. (I especially love the curl at the end of this woman's long mane of hair, drawn in tiny black ink dots.) I purchased it from a dealer who had purchased a good number of them plus a journal kept by Kosarek, which provided a little biographical information. What I know is that he