Boy's Suit 1935 - 1942

This drawing of a boy's suit was made by Nancy Crimi sometime in the 20th century, but it kind of feels like it could be from anywhere, or anytime. I love how it's just a simple, almost technical rendering in pen and ink. Looking at the detailed trim with its looping motifs, I imagine the act of drawing it. It's so deliberate, repeating the tiny patterns over and over. It's almost meditative. You start thinking about Crimi's hand, the pressure on the pen, how the marks accumulate to form the image. Maybe she was interested in fashion design, or maybe she just liked the crisp lines of the suit itself. I think about my own work, and how the simplest marks can sometimes be the most revealing. It's like Nancy Crimi is saying, "Here is a suit. Look closely." And in that looking, we find a whole world. Every artist is in conversation, and every work adds to the dialogue.