James Bone "Talent" Harlequin Ink Drawing 1961 Kabuza The Book of Tea They’ve definitely seen some coffees

They’ve definitely seen some coffees — and perhaps some cocktail hours as well - but I find them all the more endearing for the wear

1 3/8" diameter at foot

1980s-1990s

circa 1960s

There is some wear to the horsehair bristles at the front of the brush as if it has done a fair amount of just that

James Bone "Talent" Harlequin Ink Drawing 1961 Kabuza The Book of Tea They’ve definitely seen some coffeesFrom a second batch of drawings by the prolific and endlessly inventive Chicago artist James Frederic Bone (1929 2015): I think "Talent" is the perfect title for this 1961 ink drawing amplifying the proudness and look at me aspect of this harlequin esque performer, while also I'd guess, based on my sense of Bone's outlook, commenting on the sort of performativity required of the artist himself and perhaps any human attempting to assert any sort of