Woman Amid Geometries, 1940s Snapshot carved wooden bird in cage when she was a kid

when she was a kid

I found this piece at the jam packed estate sale of lifetime collectors and world travelers in Newton

1900 or so I believe

so it does shed a bit when moving it around

The deck was created by Isobel Field

Woman Amid Geometries, 1940s Snapshot carved wooden bird in cage when she was a kidI just think the interplay of geometries in this small 1943 snapshot is terrific, between those crisp, triangular window treatments and triangular struts to the right of our woman's feet, and all of the straight lines of the stairs and rails and their criss crossing shadows. All the perfect match for the subject of the photo, a stern faced Ms. Harlow (looks like Ann but handwriting on reverse is a bit hard to read) in her crisp Army uniform (2nd