Painted Wooden Folk Art Bull bear without fur made of paper with jointed

made of paper with jointed wooden arms and legs

I believe-- repeating around its perimeter

A beautifully produced softcover exhibition catalog produced in conjunction with a retrospective of the influential work of Arshile Gorky (1904-1948) at the Museum of Modern Art in collaboration with the Washington Gallery of Modern Art

from what I understand these sorts of lined sewing baskets were made for the tourist market during the late Victorian era

Painted Wooden Folk Art Bull bear without fur made of paper with jointedI love that this little old bull was really made with "no bull" just a silhouette cut out from a piece of wood, painted brown with a stoke of cream for the belly and dab for the eyes, and then a piece of wire through a hole for the horns and a piece of twine for the tail. Can't argue with a thing about it pretty perfect. He's definitely old the wood has split a bit, and the tail has come unravelled, but I rather think all the better for it. Really a