Fort Point Channel (Boston), 1949 Ink, Graphite, Watercolor by Architect Benjamin S. Sheinwald ceramic figures apart from the bottom side

apart from the bottom side

sound and standing sturdy

and the handle remains strong

I love objects bearing words or phrases with the potential to resonate in all sorts of contexts

gold and copper depicting floating bridges or rafts

Fort Point Channel (Boston), 1949 Ink, Graphite, Watercolor by Architect Benjamin S. Sheinwald ceramic figures apart from the bottom sideI found this a while ago but have been sitting on it, thinking I might have a mat cut for it and get it in a frame, but that hasn't happened, and so here it is! I did just figure out that the Benj Sheinwald who signed it was Benjamin S Sheinwald, an architect from Rockport, MA; I found an architectural drawing by him from 1941 that had showed up in an auction. The subject of this piece, a mix of ink, watercolor, and graphite I believe, is Fort Point