School Girl Graphite Drawing of Girl and Doll, 19th C. mid-century owl opens and closes easily

opens and closes easily

Sophie Newcomb Memorial College in New Orleans (now associated with Tulane)—which if you are not familiar with

Tiny leather ears

And I think they did a pretty great job

School Girl Graphite Drawing of Girl and Doll, 19th C. mid-century owl opens and closes easilyThere is something so heartening to me about strongly identifying with the subjects of drawings and paintings and objects made many years ago as much as things have changed, we're still human! This girl, pushing her baby doll along side her, reminds me so much of myself dressing up and pretending to be a lady when I was a girl that she makes me laugh, especially with head cocked and one finger raised as if about to issue a command. Plus this