Joseph Ward, Boston, Beautiful Early (1860s-70s) Stereoview of Coral venus velvet pencils My favorite genre in the

My favorite genre in the world might just be old folk art drawings of girls with much beloved pets

though combining them encouraged me to think behind the square at how these might spread out to make all sorts of of other shapes and patterns

which would have been the case with early examples

The deep shape of the head suggests either a big brain or a hair bun (maybe both

which read The Village School on one side and Union College on the other

Joseph Ward, Boston, Beautiful Early (1860s-70s) Stereoview of Coral venus velvet pencils My favorite genre in theA beautiful early stereoview of coral, produced by Joseph Ward of Boston, who operated at 1256 Washington 1860s 70s, and who is perhaps best known for photographing Mary Todd Lincoln in mourning attire in 1865 as well as John Wilkes Booth. Im not usually much interested in stereoviews, but to my eye this one is transcendent, with these richly toned matte photos of sculptural spiky coral against the yellow card they are mounted on just exactly right