Edwin Kosarek 1950 Erongaricuaro Drawing - Portrait as Map of Michoacan language with a handful of loose

with a handful of loose teeth as noted and shown in photos

8 5/8" t x 7 7/8" (base is 7" long) x 1 1/2" d (at base)

with a newer mirror

There are several blank pages at the end of the notebook

exposing the clay beneath the paint

Edwin Kosarek 1950 Erongaricuaro Drawing - Portrait as Map of Michoacan language with a handful of looseI think his drawings were so good, lyrical and true feeling, and consistently inventive and surprising and this one combines two of my favorite things one: a portrait and a map! A point near the top of the head of this woman in profile is labeled Erongarcuaro (which means "Place of waiting" in the Purepecha language), a town in the Mexican state of Michoacan, and then down the train track like line to her wrist is the famous colonial town of Ptzcuaro.