Seated Young Woman, Terra-cotta Sculpture, Signed LB fabric but revealing the hand of

but revealing the hand of its maker through small imperfections here and there

which I’d guess dates from the 40s or 50s

I like to look at EVERYTHING

and those fantastic black dots that vary a bit in size from side to side and sometime come right up against the edges

Seated Young Woman, Terra-cotta Sculpture, Signed LB fabric but revealing the hand ofThis really lovely seated terra cotta woman with a terrific presence screams WPA era to me, but I don't know for sure, and have not been able to trace what appears to be LB signed on the back of her base. I love her poised, almost stoically serene posture and expression, imparting her with a sense of quiet, gentle strength, but also how this is contrasted by the manner in which her hands grip the sides of pedestal upon which she sits, to my eye at