Ode to Jasper Johns, Classic Flat Top Ballantine Ale Can antique articulated figure done according to the Becker

done according to the Becker rather than Spencerian method

It would be really fun to display this on a lazy susan or motorized pedestal to spin round and round forever

This one keeps reminding me of the sort of larger than life hunting scene diorama one might find at a Bass Pro Shop

A quite a skillful carver they were

Smaller: 4 3/4" l

Ode to Jasper Johns, Classic Flat Top Ballantine Ale Can antique articulated figure done according to the BeckerI found a handful of old Ballantine beer cans a few years ago, which I bought in homage to Jasper Johns, who made them icons of art history through his Painted Bronze (Ale Cans), 1960. This is the first I've come across in a long while, precisely the same type as used as basis for the sculpture, and it made me very happy; I can't look at a Ballantine can and think of anything else, such that all Ballantine cans are already objets d'art to me, which