"The Devil", Panama Carnival, c.1910, Real Photo Postcard wooden flower Self-taught Ohio-based artist Lewis Smith

Self-taught Ohio-based artist Lewis Smith (1907-1988) is best known for his drawings of diners

I find quill work pretty incredible (for a long time I did not believe it was actual porcupine quills that were used) but usually the pieces that cross my path (and that I can afford) are in pretty rough shape

Circumference makes it large for my arm at least

like this elephant

And this this perfectly fitting

"The Devil", Panama Carnival, c.1910, Real Photo Postcard wooden flower Self-taught Ohio-based artist Lewis SmithI purchased a small box lot of otherwise mostly uninteresting photo postcards this week just to have this one and how could I not?! This early 20th century Diablo stands in front of the Iglesia de la Merced (Chuch of the Mercy) in the historic Casco Viejo neighborhood in Panama City. The tradition of Diablo carnivals in Panama is a deep and complex one, with different incarnations of the devil specific to different regions. The roots are in the