Walking Stick
c. 1937
Edward L. Loper sketched this rather grumpy-looking gentleman in 1937, but he wasn't painting a portrait—he was designing a walking stick! The drawing presents the handle from two angles, revealing a carved wooden head with a prominent nose and wide, staring eyes that seem to follow you as you walk. It looks like a technical design sheet, complete with a little scale diagram in the top right corner, suggesting this was a blueprint for a very stylish (and slightly intimidating) accessory. The face is so expressive you can almost hear him grumbling about the weather.
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