Man in Cap with High Brows and Large Ears, Wonderfully Carved Old Folk Art Knife Handle teenager drawing former home of the NYT

former home of the NYT and for which Times Square is named

Late 18th/early 19th c

Whether or not indeed "The Greatest Fortune Teller in the World" as he claimed to be

which I almost removed but decided to leave on as it is part of this board's pretty fantastic patina

Man in Cap with High Brows and Large Ears, Wonderfully Carved Old Folk Art Knife Handle teenager drawing former home of the NYTI know from collector in whose amazing collection of folk and outsider art this carving lived in for many years that it was made as a handle for a knife, and one can tell that his head served as a good grip! African American, earlier 20th century, I believe he looks a bit Harlem Renaissance era to me. With large ears to take in everything around him, and highly arching eyebrows that suggest he might be hearing to a tall tale, and perhaps preparing to