Ken Goldstrom 1975 Man with Dink and Cigarettes Ceramic Bas Relief Tile shaker Smart Reply

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with beautifully hand-written numbers

5 1/4" across with arms outstretched

with steel wrapped ferrule

I am sure this piece is Mexican

Ken Goldstrom 1975 Man with Dink and Cigarettes Ceramic Bas Relief Tile shaker Smart ReplyThis is one of three hand painted vintage 1970s ceramic tiles by Ken Goldstrom that I just found in Maine, and which I think are just right and just terrific. Based in Beverly, MA, Goldstrom has been creating small scale ceramic sculpture and tiles in a similar manner for many decades (unbeknownst to me until now), which he describes as "typically playful, sometimes whimsical, sometimes dark." In this one, our man seems a bit at the end of his rope,