A small, portrait painted in oil on masonite board, Clown Head (1952) by Alfred Sessler hangs in the Wright Museum of Art. The painting itself is composed of a sitting ‘clown’ dressed in vibrantly coloured clothing resembling that of Napoleonic military dress. A large, curving crimson hat that mimics the style revolutionary French militia consumes nearly ⅓ of the painting itself, bearing two golden tassel-like bells. The model, who is visibly disproportionate, is pale with decaying features and evident signs of putrefaction— this indicated by his hollowed face, empty and sunken eye sockets, which are bordered by deep clefts and wrinkles and small bubbles Another striking design of the model’s face is his protuberant jaw, which is emphasized