Box with Key and Handsome Hen, Sweet c. 1940s Snapshot, Framed As Found sixth plate as I found a few

as I found a few others clearly by the same artist along with it

or paper in contrasting tones

1920-30s Zanesville I believe

I think this is a fantastic drawing--giving form to "stuck"-ness in an explicitly literal (and very 1970s) way

as if to say

Box with Key and Handsome Hen, Sweet c. 1940s Snapshot, Framed As Found sixth plate as I found a fewI love a photo of a kid or adolescent standing proudly beside a prized farm animal, and here what a good combination of slightly awkward looking young man and very handsome hen! She's of the Plymouth Rock variety, I believe, and he looks to me pretty smitten with her! I also really like that just to the right of the stump upon which she is perched we glimpse a single key hanging from his belt. I'd call this a valentine of just my sort! Framed: 7 5 8"