Graphite and Watercolor Schoolgirl Portrait: Laura, 1873 snail Definitely it is Southwest Pueblo

Definitely it is Southwest Pueblo

Surely this was cut down many years ago from a longer sign

and then fit the dress back around its neck

4 7/8" x 3 1/4"

I would guess that this goose has just swallowed a fish

Graphite and Watercolor Schoolgirl Portrait: Laura, 1873 snail Definitely it is Southwest PuebloFour of these I found together, only one of them this one dated on the back, locating them all in 1873. It seems they may each have been done by a different school girl all with a different name signed to the back, as well as a different subject named on the front. (Perhaps collected by a teacher?) A customer recently noted to me that naive drawings of this sort make her heart beat faster and the same is true for me, just pure joy, and also offering a