ink drawing, 8 x 5 inches, 2009
This is a portrait of the skull of Mary Ashberry, an achondroplastic dwarf who stood 3’ 6” tall. In 1856, while living in Norfolk, Virginia, Ms. Ashberry became pregnant.
Tragically, Mary's pelvis was too contracted to allow the natural birth of her child and they both died in the attempt.
[woodcut version]
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