tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post3651833193918797125..comments2024-03-18T07:23:32.809-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: The Unknown WomanJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-43839680044521376582012-12-21T03:49:33.507-05:002012-12-21T03:49:33.507-05:00I had never heard about this before. What a fascin...I had never heard about this before. What a fascinating post! Thanks!Juha Peuhkurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16555316001959798518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-55422090060334750312012-12-20T11:46:28.201-05:002012-12-20T11:46:28.201-05:00Interesting.
For those who enjoy this fascinating...Interesting. <br />For those who enjoy this fascinating story also read this post:<br />http://felicecalchi.blogspot.it/2012/05/la-belle-italienne.htmlAndrea Felicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08909634633258362382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-75412693062884375012012-12-19T19:25:17.513-05:002012-12-19T19:25:17.513-05:00It's an interesting tale, whichever version mi...It's an interesting tale, whichever version might be true. Her young features do seem typically German.<br /><br />Perhaps she simply was asleep, dreaming of something very pleasant, and fell into the water. But I don't suppose she would stay asleep underwater unless she was drugged.<br /><br />Or, if the suicide version is the correct story, maybe she is a modern Ophelia.Diana Moses Botkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06254521493118166524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-54797349190360895072012-12-19T15:13:23.858-05:002012-12-19T15:13:23.858-05:00If only she had known!If only she had known!Michael Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04704966067758312492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-58963529611503089522012-12-19T14:07:17.851-05:002012-12-19T14:07:17.851-05:00Unrequited love?Unrequited love?JonInFrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623398725744947374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-4375843113743972212012-12-19T12:20:18.669-05:002012-12-19T12:20:18.669-05:00Susan Lyon used a copy of this cast in her downloa...Susan Lyon used a copy of this cast in her downloadable portrait drawing video. The detail of the copy is a lot softer. <br /><br />I recommend her video and the download technology was pretty easy -- Jim -- you might consider it for your future videos. <br /><br />Thanks for this back story.<br /><br />Daroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269629297022511462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-82756017437765850462012-12-19T12:18:36.730-05:002012-12-19T12:18:36.730-05:00me too! I have the Bargue drawing of this burned i...me too! I have the Bargue drawing of this burned into my brain I'm sure for the rest of my life after staring at it for so many hours. But like Christoffer I never knew the story of this cast- thanks so much for the full story James!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03887137702816587152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-91866042760528634482012-12-19T11:31:50.781-05:002012-12-19T11:31:50.781-05:00Now, that's a very fascinating story. She is a...Now, that's a very fascinating story. She is also on a plate in Charles Bargue's drawing course. Some years ago I made a painting, based on that plate - but I didn't know the full story until now!Christoffer Gertz Bechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09476765795031856104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-90865801580142299332012-12-19T11:25:42.532-05:002012-12-19T11:25:42.532-05:00I'm wondering how girls could model their look...I'm wondering how girls could model their looks after a cast of a woman's face. You can't see skin color or any kind of hair style. The "drown" look was really in?jeffkunzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11778948523420524882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-22947748306216319732012-12-19T11:24:09.687-05:002012-12-19T11:24:09.687-05:00Cully, yes, I love that part of the story. I menti...Cully, yes, I love that part of the story. I mentioned it in the links at the end.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-47780706963418045642012-12-19T11:16:50.635-05:002012-12-19T11:16:50.635-05:00You forgot the best part of the story! She was use...You forgot the best part of the story! She was used as the model for "Resusci Anne," the CPR practice dummy, so so became at once the most famous drowned woman in history and the most rescued woman in history. Cullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681286724728002089noreply@blogger.com