L'Acteur Du Maine Vintage Caricature wooden wall shelf nothing fancy about this one

nothing fancy about this one

representing characters from black life as she saw it in her town

a pre-Columbian civilization located in modern day Peru

It measures 5 1/2" across at lip and 3 3/4" tall

I believe it dates to the 1960s or 70s

L'Acteur Du Maine Vintage Caricature wooden wall shelf nothing fancy about this oneI love the dramatic moodiness of this old (1953) caricature drawing of a young man or perhaps young woman? presumably an emerging thespian from Maine. I'd guess it was done by a street artist at a fair or tourist destination, and can just picture the scene, with the sullen subject reluctantly sitting for the portrait, perhaps forced by a parent nearby who has informed the artist of their child's acting aspirations! Surely a great gift for your