Walker ‘Rag and bone Man’ (06/2016) oil on linen, 44 x 32 inches
[br]Rag and bone men (also called Totters) with horses and carts were familiar figures in the streets of my childhood. Crying ‘Any old iron’ they scavenged for metal, bottles, household junk, old furniture, etc. to recycle and sell. The presence of the long-suffering workhorse reminds us of the debt humanity...
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