{"product_id":"george-and-abe-pair-of-naive-1930s-relief-carved-silhouettes","title":"George and Abe, Transcendent Pair of 1930s Carved Silhouettes","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor me, these two quite transcend their origins as carvings made \"by pupils\" 1937-38, which is what is noted in graphite on their reverse sides, along with the name of the teacher, which is a bit hard to read. I'll give that teacher great credit for leading their students in the exercise of relief carving silhouettes and painting\/staining them black and white--in direct conversation with the hollow cut silhouette of a hundred years prior, and of course also in direct conversation with American history.  To my eye the effect is both striking and haunting--feels to me the spirits of George and Abe are right here with us in them, hovering over things, and they look none too happy! With a great softness to the black edges of the silhouettes, and an eeriness to the absences for eyes--there is quite an intensity to them that is just right and I've become rather obsessed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach approx 6 7\/8\" x 6\" x 3\/4\" Good condition, original eye hooks for hanging at top. General light surface wear a a bit of minor loss\/roughness along the top edge of Lincoln, no real matter. There is, I am not sure why, a nail hammered into the bottom center of both, flattened on the back side.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47813694882046,"sku":null,"price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_5552_3a370ad9-e0f4-4262-a328-ca7d78bdfcb4.jpg?v=1771542627","url":"https:\/\/www.criticaleyefinds.com\/products\/george-and-abe-pair-of-naive-1930s-relief-carved-silhouettes","provider":"critical EYE Finds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}