Aerial Perspective Drawing of Skyscrapers by Phyllis Myrick, 1964 handmade ceramic head But that clown is pretty

But that clown is pretty terrific too

These terrific hand-painted jointed boxers are bi-racial: each is black on one side and white on the other

and is adhered to a paper backing (on which text is written) which measures 6” x 7 3/8”

then cut and mounted to white laid paper

in black and blue against bright white and covering nearly every inch of it

Aerial Perspective Drawing of Skyscrapers by Phyllis Myrick, 1964 handmade ceramic head But that clown is prettyIt seems quite likely this 1964 graphite drawing signed by a Phyllis Myrick was a school exercise, but I think its a pretty good one, with real dizzying effect! Indeed, I might be as inclined to lay it on a tabletop with a piece of glass over it as to hang it on the wall, with the illusionsm of the aerial perspective making one rather want to walk all the way around it! 9" x 15". Graphite on natural colored construction type paper. Signed and dated on