TTFYHO: 1970s Dave Grossman Sculptures of Little Boys

It’s been a while since we’ve had something to feature on Things That Freak Your Husband Out! I’m happy to report that I’ve broken the dry spell!

On Friday, Erin and I stopped by a sale that somehow wasn’t on our list, but was literally down the same street as another sale that WAS on our list. I realized as soon as we entered the house that the reason it wasn’t on our list was because it was being run by a company that overcharges for absolute junk. Anyway, we were there, so we figured we might as well look around.

When I entered the house, I saw this sculpture right away and really liked it because a) it’s from the 1970s and b) that guy looks like a mini hipster.

It’s fairly large. Just to give you some perspective, my cat is a big boy–15 lbs.

This little man was made by a guy named Dave Grossman who seems to have made a lot of figures like this in the late 1960s and early 1970s. And thanks to Google, it appears that I could have found a sculpture of his that is way creepier. Like this:

I also found some pics of some other cute ones, though. Such as these hipster little boy brothers: 

Or this lil’ gal gettin’ her fitness on! 

Judging by this other listings on eBay, these may or may not be garden sculptures. If they are, I’m cool with it, because I also have a collection of those (which I’m sure shocks all of you readers.) 

For the record, Erin supported this purchase and also thought it was cute.

Adam’s only words were, “That is going to come to life and kill us while we’re sleeping.” Guess he’s not a fan. 

-Sarah