Striking Large Blue Ink Prison Drawing of "Chico" Pete J. Ortiz, May 1979, 19 Years Old rustic bowl Clearly there is a missing

Clearly there is a missing stacked section at the front base of this antique tramp art clock case

It's also a bit unusual in that the figure is permanently encased

and continue to be produced today

Mounted on black board: 8 x 10 1/16

and makes for interesting reading (and looking) now--making me nostalgic for the early days of experimental video

Striking Large Blue Ink Prison Drawing of "Chico" Pete J. Ortiz, May 1979, 19 Years Old rustic bowl Clearly there is a missingI 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