Baseball! C. 1920-30s Naive Graphite Drawing on 19th C. Ledger Paper wire glove stretchers with the wire stitching on

with the wire stitching on the backside of the brush creating a gorgeous line drawing that animates the already beautiful surface of what I believe is burl wood

thinly framed cage trapping one large ball

but it appears the head and arms of the young woman at the center of this postcard MAY have been printed

Lulaki sees her creature creations (of which there are a wonderful variety

which I really love as they make it seem as if it was handled so often the edges needed protection

Baseball! C. 1920-30s Naive Graphite Drawing on 19th C. Ledger Paper wire glove stretchers with the wire stitching onThis is one of five drawings on ledger paper I am listing, all found together, with some 19th c. writing on some of the pages, but the drawings done a few decades later, I'm guessing 1920s or 30s, when a kid, or a few kids, got a hold of the ledger. I love a baseball drawing, and love how this one is all about the pitcher (such a great face, and striped socks, and I love that both hands look as if gloved) and the crouching catcher, with two tiny