Bill Anthony Mid-Century Ink Drawing: Woman in Chair on Telephone C. C. Hoke carving I love the no fuss

I love the no fuss boldness and clarity of this old hand-painted sign

complete with front-brimmed cap

I believe this charmer was most likely produced by the Hubley Manufacturing Co of Lancaster

the stoneware vessel itself feels Japanese

Bill Anthony Mid-Century Ink Drawing: Woman in Chair on Telephone C. C. Hoke carving I love the no fussAfter buying and selling a drawing by the same artist as this one a few weeks ago, I learned that the artist was Bill Anthony, a mid 20th century artist illustrator from Virginia, examples of whose work (significantly more risque than this one, and also more absurd!) were presented in Josh Lowenfels booth at the 2019 Outsider Art Fair. (Blurb from artsy. net below.) Women in short skirts and high heels were clearly his fixation, but it's the