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Vytacil co-founded the American Abstract Artist Group

this one seems the oldest and also is the one that does not fit over the head and stay on by itself--I am not sure if the hide along the top of the mask has come apart a bit from how it was originally constructed

NY--intended as teaching toys

3" in diameter

Wonderful Large Carved Folk Art Muscleman Holding Basket Overhead Art Deco pitcher sardonic quotesI don't know who made this folk art strongman, but I think he is really fabulous, and would be pretty great in an entryway offering an unforgettable spot to toss one's keys! Really, he looks to me most of all like an all American farm boy, maybe carrying a load of laundry in the basket overhead. And a super basket it is, too, nicely woven of colorful plastic wire cord of varying widths, with a wooden bottom, to which his hands are forever joined. Then