James Bone "Talent" Harlequin Ink Drawing 1961 Kabuza The Book of Tea circa 1960s

circa 1960s

with a diameter of 2 3/4" across at lid and 1 7/8" across at base

1980s-1990s

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 circa 1960sFrom 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