tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7244527084073420142.post1970135761424799461..comments2024-03-14T12:30:47.593-04:00Comments on Under the Gables: Blackboard -- Teachers of the Past 1Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10317796864224423184noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7244527084073420142.post-61665377743559377382012-07-20T23:47:29.272-04:002012-07-20T23:47:29.272-04:00I for one, do not like the painting. It is a plea...I for one, do not like the painting. It is a pleasing combination of monochromatic color and geometry, but when you look at the girl's face, you don't want to be in her classroom. I actually took her for an unprepared student who had been brought to the board to present what she knew, but was being either truculent, bored or evasive. Her left arm is bent and tucked awkwardly under the right arm---try to mimic the pose and you will feel how uncomfortable it is. The whole feeling of the painting is closed and tight, once you go beyond the first visuals...jd1694https://www.blogger.com/profile/13722470378191619313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7244527084073420142.post-92117512254041363372009-10-19T21:01:03.906-04:002009-10-19T21:01:03.906-04:00Thomas, I don't know if Blackboard is there, b...Thomas, I don't know if Blackboard is there, but here is the URL for the citation. I couldn't find confirmation that it is there now; it was definitely part of their Homer exhibition of a few years ago. Sorry I can't be more helpful. I know that the Smithsonian, of which the National Gallery of Art, has a lot of Homer paintings. Hope you find it! It must be exquisite "in person."<br /><br />http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.nga.gov/feature/homer/72/homer-33-blackboard.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.nga.gov/feature/homer/homer11.htm&usg=__P7OFd2yJU4XN_OPOkLWrO3MW5b8=&h=522&w=350&sz=47&hl=en&start=2&um=1&tbnid=cFT-GTydk18gjM:&tbnh=131&tbnw=88&prev=/images%3Fq%3DBlackboard%2BWinslow%2BHomer%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:*%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10317796864224423184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7244527084073420142.post-62712205500017567652009-10-18T23:28:51.699-04:002009-10-18T23:28:51.699-04:00Do you know if this one is on display at the NGA a...Do you know if this one is on display at the NGA at the moment? I would love to go down and see it.Thomas Hogglestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284352537015457974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7244527084073420142.post-86372637741517901522009-10-17T17:11:45.659-04:002009-10-17T17:11:45.659-04:00What a lovely bog you have here. I learned about ...What a lovely bog you have here. I learned about you through Lady Lydia's Homeliving Blogspot. Where have you ladies been all my life? RitaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com