Beach Scene with Heads Turned and Black Cloud Following Handsome Life Guard, c. 1950s Snapshot primitive old stool If balanced he will sit

If balanced he will sit on his own

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

A satisfyingly visceral primitively carved old folk art whimsy

Based on the paper label glued to his base

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

Beach Scene with Heads Turned and Black Cloud Following Handsome Life Guard, c. 1950s Snapshot primitive old stool If balanced he will sitThe 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