"The First Chosen", Folk Painting of Soldier Propped Against House with Grass, Panama City, FL., 1948 antique 12 inch ruler 28 rounds cut of heavy

28 rounds cut of heavy paper/card

This one I believe is more than a hundred years old and really beautifully done

and there are more around the top

which was meant to have a perfect 52 degree slant

I continue to grab these when I come across them--which is increasingly rarely it seems--as I continue to find them such evocative things

"The First Chosen", Folk Painting of Soldier Propped Against House with Grass, Panama City, FL., 1948 antique 12 inch ruler 28 rounds cut of heavyAt first I thought it was a mirror rather than a painting propped up against what I presume is the house or maybe garage and that illusionism is part of what I love about this snapshot, making one want to peer into the painting to catch the reflection of the person taking the photo. But instead it is a soldier on his bed looking back at us, and two more beds behind him, creating a sort of ad infinitum sense of space, which heightens the overall