Ernest Trova 1974 Museum of Modern Art Falling Man "Trovascope" Kaleidoscope master mason certificate Signed by a Mary Austen

Signed by a Mary Austen

This lovely old dip pen

a pretty cool thing

seeming like a beacon of spring hopefulness amid a snowy landscape

or a whimsy of two

Ernest Trova 1974 Museum of Modern Art Falling Man "Trovascope" Kaleidoscope master mason certificate Signed by a Mary AustenI'd never seen one of these "Trovascopes" designed by artist Ernest Trova (1927 2009) for the Museum of Modern Art in 1974 and think it's way cool; more artists should design kaleidoscopes, I'd say! Trova, though, was especially well suited to creating a very graphically satisfying one, with his "falling man" silhouettes lending themselves to all sorts of interesting kaleidoscopic permutations! With an array of other smaller shapes in primary colors,