Woman in Top Hat "The Would Be Poet" 1913 Pen and Ink Signed Drawing antique hydrometer The metal looks like brass

The metal looks like brass

Lambert--who studied at College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland and the Richmond Art Center

I like to think the former

the wood is unfinished and shows some darkening in spots

Woman in Top Hat "The Would Be Poet" 1913 Pen and Ink Signed Drawing antique hydrometer The metal looks like brassSome things I take a while to deliberate over before purchasing, but not this drawing it sold me immediately! I have no idea the story behind it; whether it was drawn as a self effacing self portrait of sorts, or as a caricature satirizing the rise of aspiring women authors I like to think the former, but in any event I think she's terrific, and seems quite poised to accomplish whatever she sets her mind to! At the moment this is penning an Ode to