Set of Four Exuberant Crayon Drawn Mandalas by John Mosher, Grade 3, 1939 english pigeon decoy lending a charming extra layer

lending a charming extra layer of character to an already character-full photographic portrait

And I take those "wings" as a nod to the broken handles of ancient amphora--so rather post-modern

snarling and sniveling

Dating to the mid 19th century or so

and that metal wrap with row of nails along the top

Set of Four Exuberant Crayon Drawn Mandalas by John Mosher, Grade 3, 1939 english pigeon decoy lending a charming extra layerI'm a total sucker for school drawings like this pure joy, and I think pretty transcendent. These were done by a young John Mosher in 1939, in third grade, and feel to me as if channeling both Pennsylvania hex stars and Froebel kindergarten cut paper designs but rendered with the immediacy of hard pressed crayon! Quite nice in a grid I think so am offering as a set. Each was folded along one edge to make the paper square. Paper size (as folded) of