Beach Scene with Heads Turned and Black Cloud Following Handsome Life Guard, c. 1950s Snapshot primitive old stool ) In my experience it

) In my experience it is quite rare to find a carved Inuit figure of this scale

executed in black ink on linen card and signed (initialed) at lower right

A satisfyingly visceral primitively carved old folk art whimsy

Based on the paper label glued to his base

I would guess this likely dates to the 1860s or 70s

Beach Scene with Heads Turned and Black Cloud Following Handsome Life Guard, c. 1950s Snapshot primitive old stool ) In my experience itThe more time I spend looking at it, the more I love this photo, which (as someone who often looks at compositions of bodies through the lens of modern contemporary dance) feels almost like a dance still to me but also one enhanced by this blur of a black cloud hovering over our very handsome young lifeguard. Like three separate choreographed vignettes sharing the same frame: young women in foreground (with great faces!) turning their heads, child