"The First Chosen", Folk Painting of Soldier Propped Against House with Grass, Panama City, FL., 1948 antique 12 inch ruler (And I love the Russian

(And I love the Russian doll sort of nesting effect

I was sold as soon as a saw the blue paper with cut and pasted letterpress printed title

picturing the SS Martha's Vineyard

28 rounds cut of heavy paper/card

And then this curly wool hair--or maybe meant to be a cap

"The First Chosen", Folk Painting of Soldier Propped Against House with Grass, Panama City, FL., 1948 antique 12 inch ruler (And I love the RussianAt first I thought it was a mirror rather than a painting propped up against what I presume is the house or maybe garage and that illusionism is part of what I love about this snapshot, making one want to peer into the painting to catch the reflection of the person taking the photo. But instead it is a soldier on his bed looking back at us, and two more beds behind him, creating a sort of ad infinitum sense of space, which heightens the overall