Folk Art George Washington on Horseback with Golden Ground, William Jones' 1932 Drawing/Painting/Carving Hybrid friendship picture Naturally at home amid Mid-Century

Naturally at home amid Mid-Century decor

Lots of layers of information embedded here

but of course it would be a very very naive one like this that would compel me to bring it home

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Folk Art George Washington on Horseback with Golden Ground, William Jones' 1932 Drawing/Painting/Carving Hybrid friendship picture Naturally at home amid Mid-CenturyMy photos here and not especially good, but I love this George, and he's pretty regal against this golden ground! And, it appears that William Jones who proudly signed the back in 1932 put a great deal of effort into carving that texture into the wood, which the whole picture is make of, leaving just the silhouette of George and his horse flat smooth (outlined with incising), to which were then applied black and creamy white paint, with graphite drawn