Gang of Four, Very Charismatic and Contemporary Feeling Antique Tintype gessoed wood frame The copper plate is firmly

The copper plate is firmly adhered to its original wooden block

or I think it could also make a pretty terrific little hand mirror

with loss to the top of one horn as evident and some paint loss

This striking wood engraving by Olin Dows (1904-1981) titled Women Washing (Taxco) is one of a series of prints the artist created while traveling through Mexico and Central America in the 1930s

but this is the first piece of paper "lacework" I've had

Gang of Four, Very Charismatic and Contemporary Feeling Antique Tintype gessoed wood frame The copper plate is firmlyThis antique tintype amazes me for how completely contemporary these four look. And, as I've noted before, I find that stark tintypes like this, more than any other sort of photographs, make the subjects feel as if they are just right here in the room, hearts beating. What a gang of four, immediately making me think of Clockwork Orange, and with the young man at top left and lower right especially seeming as if just walked out of a Peter Hujar