Bucciali Tav, from J.T. Garvin's "Wildfire" Portfolio, 1969-70 Stavaridis Gallery Boston Here I'm not sure which

Here I'm not sure which side I like better--between this terrific perched squirrel

which are very indicative of the rest

and for me makes this about the most tender and heartfelt whimsy that I've seen

I believe the hand-written text at upper left of this drawing reads "coiffure de opium Perle"--meaning opium pearl hairstyle--and indeed it is the combination of lace and pearls on her head

on the other hand

Bucciali Tav, from J.T. Garvin's "Wildfire" Portfolio, 1969-70 Stavaridis Gallery Boston Here I'm not sure whichThis drawing came from a larger portfolio of some 50 drawings, all of cars, most initialed and dated 1969 or 70 on reverse, which with some piecing together I've figured out were done by a Jerry Thayer Garvin of Nottingham, NH all as the imagined holdings of a fictional "Wildfire Corporation" founded in 1898. Found in the portfolio was an elaborate set of notes detailing the makers and models of the cars held in this fictional Wildfire Collection,