tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post663489369432454231..comments2024-03-25T14:54:55.289-04:00Comments on little augury: Lucy Ferry by Robert MapplethorpeP.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-47683569391849132362011-10-04T10:22:08.744-04:002011-10-04T10:22:08.744-04:00Dash, I love this entry you have. The references t...Dash, I love this entry you have. The references to repeat, alas the bad and the good.<br /><br />Curtis, Nancy Cunard was in a league unto herself no doubt.<br /><br />MJH- Mapplethorpe and Beaton may not have been to much aligned, but both great and creating their own signatures. I don't think any artist working continually is immune to repeating the ideas of those who have come before them.P.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-37089184170491303872011-09-29T09:35:14.807-04:002011-09-29T09:35:14.807-04:00Once again, you've inspired my hunt for more i...Once again, you've inspired my hunt for more information on both Mapplethorpe and Beaton and their connections. Great post. MaryMJH Design Artshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752876154227590389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-29387867914187423342011-09-29T05:21:36.844-04:002011-09-29T05:21:36.844-04:00Well, I'm just not sure about the quality of t...Well, I'm just not sure about the quality of the Lucy Ferry image. It's very hard to stack up well against its model, which is unforgettable. CurtisACravanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00315707533118640284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-7526335589985896872011-09-29T04:52:07.401-04:002011-09-29T04:52:07.401-04:00That is a beautiful image and one I have not seen ...That is a beautiful image and one I have not seen before it also reminds me of Lartigues work, whom we know through his personal diary had a thing about ladies hands:<br />http://thefrenchsampler.blogspot.com/2011/08/lartigues-ladies.html<br />I keep seeing reconstructions of Nancy and her bracelets everywhere at the moment and the other day I was looking at some vintage adverts from Forstmann from the late forties early fifties and was struck at how Edwardian they were, fashion really does go round and round with references to the past everywhere, long may it continue.Dashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05329090600374787029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-94769748052235012011-09-28T21:35:48.451-04:002011-09-28T21:35:48.451-04:00John, yes true and that is why it is important to ...John, yes true and that is why it is important to keep those references fresh & out front. thanks for doing the same! pgtP.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498357134928699381.post-81578235393448571282011-09-28T14:14:04.598-04:002011-09-28T14:14:04.598-04:00Very interesting; I am not sure that the younger ...Very interesting; I am not sure that the younger generation today realizes the wide range of influences from Cecil Beaton. <br />__ The Devoted ClassicistJohn J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.com