Day 14:
Having just spent a few days sitting around the table with lots of family, this picture resonated with me. Gramma is sitting, with her parents on either side, across the table from Virginia and her grandfather. Which grandfather is this? There are no labels on the back of this one..
You mentioned when you found the Menger M-series that you were surprised to learn that my mother had an artistic eye. Well, she was actually quite talented, and took a number of classes in college, thinking at one point she might study art seriously.
This is a little torso she sculpted in clay. Isn't it amazing? When I found it, I confess it kind of took me by surprise, I wouldn't have thought of her doing something so intimate. It is really a sensitive and accurate depiction of the female form. It is really lovely.
I'll take a stab and guess it is Grandpa Ernst. The profile looks a lot like my grandfather's. The piece of furniture behind my grandmother is the china cabinet that is now sitting in our foyer.