Shields Landon (S.L) Jones Portrait of a Woman in Blue Blouse handmade pottery fish I would think they were

I would think they were the real thing

1940s or 50s I'd think and in great structural shape

Below the top eye holes are a second pair of cutouts backed by hide pockets

which I think make it feel rather heroic

who worked as a metalsmith and jewelry designer in Paris before establishing a studio in San Francisco in the mid-90s making functional and decorative cast pewter accessories and objects

Shields Landon (S.L) Jones Portrait of a Woman in Blue Blouse handmade pottery fish I would think they wereI wasn't familiar with the work of Shields Landon Jones (b. Indian Mills, WV 1901; died Hinton, WV 1997) when I found this drawing I just completely fell in love with her face! but have learned a bit about him since, and quite an interesting artist, and human, he seems to have been. The Smithsonian Museum of Art (among many other institutions including the American Folk Art Museum) has a terrific collection of his work, which included both fabulous