Striking Large Blue Ink Prison Drawing of "Chico" Pete J. Ortiz, May 1979, 19 Years Old natsuke evidencing age

evidencing age

proudly perched

Sturdy and with no issues

so it doesn't really hold in place

I love early watercolored notebook drawings and diagrams just about as much as anything in the world

Striking Large Blue Ink Prison Drawing of "Chico" Pete J. Ortiz, May 1979, 19 Years Old natsuke evidencing ageI was struck by the beauty and sensitivity of this portrait before I learned it was drawn in prison, May 5, 1979 a portrait of Pete J. Ortiz at the age of 19, as written on one edge of the back of the paper. Blue ballpoint pen on cream paper, drawn by "AL" it appears, and just below that is "D. V. I" followed by a number I believe indicating that Ortiz was being held at the Deuel Vocational Institution (DVI), a state prison located in San Joaquin