Ode to Jasper Johns, Classic Flat Top Ballantine Ale Can antique articulated figure A quite a skillful carver

A quite a skillful carver they were

This one keeps reminding me of the sort of larger than life hunting scene diorama one might find at a Bass Pro Shop

done according to the Becker rather than Spencerian method

functioning like giant decorative washers capping support rods that ran the width of a building

It would be really fun to display this on a lazy susan or motorized pedestal to spin round and round forever

Ode to Jasper Johns, Classic Flat Top Ballantine Ale Can antique articulated figure A quite a skillful carverI found a handful of old Ballantine beer cans a few years ago, which I bought in homage to Jasper Johns, who made them icons of art history through his Painted Bronze (Ale Cans), 1960. This is the first I've come across in a long while, precisely the same type as used as basis for the sculpture, and it made me very happy; I can't look at a Ballantine can and think of anything else, such that all Ballantine cans are already objets d'art to me, which