Burst of Pansies, 1905 Ink and Crayon Drawing by J.H. Adair, Spring Grove, PA abstracted figures but this one really struck

but this one really struck me--in part for the quality and clarity of the tintype itself

a couple dancing

which someone loved enough to have professionally framed

with a lighter area on and around her front foot

Burst of Pansies, 1905 Ink and Crayon Drawing by J.H. Adair, Spring Grove, PA abstracted figures but this one really struckI purchased this and several more drawings by the same maker from a seller in Pennsylvania, where they originated, the work of a J. H Adair of Spring Grove, PA, who signed a few of them and dated a couple 1905. These are the sorts of drawings that get me excited; I couldn't snatch them up fast enough pure joy. Several more by Adair listed today, sharing a certain kinship to a batch of drawings by young PA artist Wayne Blouch from the same period,