L'Acteur Du Maine Vintage Caricature stone salt and pepper *Peter Roe

*Peter Roe

I think they are such fine and beautiful objects

made for the tourist trade and I don't think very old

perfect for one pretty bloom

While there is not a lot written about Lapid Pottery Works

L'Acteur Du Maine Vintage Caricature stone salt and pepper *Peter RoeI love the dramatic moodiness of this old (1953) caricature drawing of a young man or perhaps young woman? presumably an emerging thespian from Maine. I'd guess it was done by a street artist at a fair or tourist destination, and can just picture the scene, with the sullen subject reluctantly sitting for the portrait, perhaps forced by a parent nearby who has informed the artist of their child's acting aspirations! Surely a great gift for your