Edwin Kosarek 1950 Ink Portrait of Woman With Long Hair circus carousel sturdy and steady on its

sturdy and steady on its base

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

The wood is aged and a bit rough in spots

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

Edwin Kosarek 1950 Ink Portrait of Woman With Long Hair circus carousel sturdy and steady on itsAnother 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