tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post7304640234211927207..comments2024-03-28T16:36:12.581-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Ulrich's "In The Land of Promise"James Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-55205748757102669422017-02-01T14:22:13.886-05:002017-02-01T14:22:13.886-05:00Kristopher, there's no subtext, insult, or pre...Kristopher, there's no subtext, insult, or prejudice. Although immigration has been in the news lately, it has been a theme in great artwork for a long time. As with all great artwork, I believe this painting speaks to human universals: a young family facing a new world. I believe the painting lives beyond the politics of its historical moment and of our moment, and I trust that this painting from a century and a half ago will mean different things to different people.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-18226398189170546492017-02-01T14:03:06.702-05:002017-02-01T14:03:06.702-05:00Beautiful painting (I thought it was Gari Melchers...<br />Beautiful painting (I thought it was Gari Melchers at first, btw)<br /><br />But I must say something about the "timeliness" of this post, as has been pointed out by some of the other commenters. <br /><br />The presumptions or subtext of the post about this image-- that the painting preaches unlimited immigration, or that those who want to better regulate immigration (as it was back then at the image's time, btw) somehow don't believe we're the Land of Promise, or that we don't believe in immigration, are not only insulting, but shows an underlying subtle prejudice. <br /><br />I apologize if that angers some. <br /><br /><br /><br />Half of the nation-- and quite possibly more than half of your fan base-- not only believe in immigration, but in ordered, sensible immigration.Kristopher Battleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15296326754613235946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-19442579170389743662017-01-31T20:55:43.486-05:002017-01-31T20:55:43.486-05:00Beautiful and timely post, James, in a time that w...Beautiful and timely post, James, in a time that we all need to look at our history, good and bad, and come together in the here and now.<br /><br />Thank you,<br /><br />Billcaddismanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12291935146393673411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-84450102262374766722017-01-31T17:34:17.459-05:002017-01-31T17:34:17.459-05:00Great painting and meaning, trank you! Great painting and meaning, trank you! Carola Deworhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06713968079102160233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-23278775492945138762017-01-31T17:33:40.137-05:002017-01-31T17:33:40.137-05:00Excellent. I'm sure you prefer to keep politic...Excellent. I'm sure you prefer to keep politics out of your blog, James, but this post is undeniably timely. Thank you.Drake Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09008337414084502800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-72177724805382295682017-01-31T15:03:34.416-05:002017-01-31T15:03:34.416-05:00Hey Mr. Gi-
This is a great example of how art can...Hey Mr. Gi-<br />This is a great example of how art can make a powerful and poignant statement, simply by portraying an intimate yet universal image. This could very well be a portrait of my family; my Mother’s folks are Scotch/Irish/English immigrants, (my Fathers’ are Spanish/Basque/Apache). Unless your ancestry is pure Native, we are all “Immigrants… in the Land of Promise.” Let us not forget what it is that truly makes America Great! <br />Thanx for posting this moving painting. -RQ<br />Roberto Quintanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08947445374845703525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-6775415808476271672017-01-31T11:51:04.431-05:002017-01-31T11:51:04.431-05:00Thank you for posting this hopeful and poignant im...Thank you for posting this hopeful and poignant image. Yes, Joaquin Miller was one of our colorful California characters. He moved here and created several ruckuses. <br /><br />I had never seen a painted image of immigrants that pre-dated Ellis Island, that iconic American site. <br /><br />Peace be with us all. Susan Krzywickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734833252007456199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-63664511238554946782017-01-31T10:51:10.998-05:002017-01-31T10:51:10.998-05:00Thanks for this quiet combination of poetry and pa...Thanks for this quiet combination of poetry and painting. Excellent reminders during these disorienting times. I think the nursing mother is avoiding eye contact with the pipe smoker. Incidentally, the poet, Joaquin Miller, would be an entertaining subject for a movie. Among many other things, he was a horse thief and a friend of Rossetti and the pre-Raphaelites. His biography is worth a Google/Wikipedia moment. Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596875722436085739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-64308363221121019982017-01-31T09:45:28.184-05:002017-01-31T09:45:28.184-05:00Nice reminder about how we got here.Nice reminder about how we got here.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12442109571645576267noreply@blogger.com