Androgynous Cast Plaster Head with Deep Part and Waved Hair, c. 1930s-40s? red hats MA-based Flash Chemical Company made

MA-based Flash Chemical Company made

like a peace dove) was done by someone who knew how to paint a rock

with a black lacquered finish and gold edging

Quite a character

Androgynous Cast Plaster Head with Deep Part and Waved Hair, c. 1930s-40s? red hats MA-based Flash Chemical Company madeI found this one at my favorite treasure trove New Hampshire a family owned source of interesting things from across time and around the world, feeling like a cabinet of curiosities. I don't know anything about this plaster head's subject or maker, but it, and the hairstyle especially, feels very WPA era to me. (I really love those sculptural waves of hair running down the sides of the face.) With an androgynous quality to the face but quite