tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post3930365400375112279..comments2024-03-28T06:18:17.942-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Sargent by HerfordJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-90968376192296310532009-06-21T11:24:26.462-04:002009-06-21T11:24:26.462-04:00Sargent musing: "Just how shall I do justice ...Sargent musing: "Just how shall I do justice to that little piggy nose? Perhaps this hogsbristle will meet the challenge". <br /><br />We are probably just as well off not knowing what some of the famous personages in portraits really looked like.clyde semlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10525447734050732474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-13457483062140635842009-06-20T20:49:53.452-04:002009-06-20T20:49:53.452-04:00I love this kind of sideways, less adulatory view ...I love this kind of sideways, less adulatory view of famous people...<br /><br />We're so used to reading about the famous (in this case: art heroes) in the past tense, with the benefit of hindsight, that we can barely see them as real people. <br /><br />A wry comment like this is a breath of fresh air.r8rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08458251039005409196noreply@blogger.com