Graphite and Crayon Drawing on 1879 Ledger Page: Pirate and Soldier vintage spinning wheel Plain blue paper cover

Plain blue paper cover

and I especially love the topple

The Grace Borgenicht Gallery opened on 57th Street in May 1951

Plus the fact that one is just a little taller than the other

Graphite and Crayon Drawing on 1879 Ledger Page: Pirate and Soldier vintage spinning wheel Plain blue paper coverThis is the last in a series of kid drawings on ledger paper I found together, I think either by one boy done over a number of years, or perhaps by a couple of different makers, but all seeming to take inspiration from specific historical conflicts, though I'm not always sure their reference points. This one, with what looks to me a pirate of sorts at right, I might guess takes inspiration from one of the two Barbary Wars, fought with Tripoli