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“I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.”
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1922
Yennefer of Vengerberg - my interpretation
I've been looking through my old paintings lately, and I found this one. It's quite rare for me (as probably is for the most of the artists) to like my old paintings months after I painted them. But I still enjoy this one.
In my head, Yennefer's beauty might be comparable to Hedy Lamarr's - I used her photo as a reference for the body and hairstyle. And since I am a sucker for everything ~old~ I tried to paint this one as if it was an old photo made at the beginning of 20th century.
I love the Witcher book series so much that I'm thinking about revisiting it in my paintings. Maybe in the future I would add some ethnic motives, inspired by Polish folk culture. Why not?
“[…], her eye was brooding but inevitable.”
— D.H. Lawrence, from ‘Women In Love’, first published in 1920.
“[…]. Pity to go anywhere on this good dark night. Pity to come out of it, really. Pity we can’t stop in the good darkness. It is better than anything ever would be—this good immediate darkness.”
— D.H. Lawrence, from ‘Women In Love’, first published in 1920.
1920s russian posters' style
1920s russian posters' style
1920s russian posters' style
1920s russian posters' style
“The General Without Honor” General: Maurice Janin 1862-1946 Was a French General Appointed to Commander-in-chief of the french and british forces in Siberia during the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War. He is known as The General Without Honor because of his betrayal to Admiral Kolchak who was the Supreme Ruler and Commander-in-Chief of All Russian Land and Sea Forces, while the surviving members of the royal family lived in exile abroad in safety. “Vous avez ma parole d'officier. Je vous garantis que votre sécurité”. - General: Maurice Janin On January 14, 1920, after giving his word to guarantee the safety of Admiral Aleksandr Kolchak, he ordered the Czechoslovak Legion to hand him over to the Left Socialist Revolutionaries authorities in Irkutsk. On 20 January the government in Irkutsk surrendered power to a Bolshevik military committee. The White Army under the command of General Vladimir Kappel advanced toward Irkutsk while Kolchak was interrogated by a commission of five men representing the Revolutionary Committee during nine days between 21 January and 6 February. Despite the arrival of a rumored contrary order from Moscow, Admiral Kolchak was condemned to death along with his Prime Minister: Viktor Pepelyayev. Both prisoners were brought before a firing squad in the early morning of 7 February 1920. According to eyewitnesses, Kolchak was entirely calm and unafraid, “like an Englishman.” The Admiral asked the commander of the firing squad, “Would you be so good as to get a message sent to my wife in Paris to say that I bless my son?” The commander responded, “I’ll see what can be done, if I don’t forget about it.” On his return to France he was brought in for a court-martial with delegates from all allies present. The allied majority wanted him to be hanged, had it not been for his efforts during the Great War, it would have been the case. But despite his previous heroics, he was now a disgrace to the entire French army and the French Ministry of War. It was decided that he would be stripped of all rank and titles and be sentenced to life time in military prison. He was later released when he was diagnosed with a fatal tuberculosis. Many saw him and see him today as the reason why the counter-revolution failed. If Admiral Kolchak and his staff and government in exile had been successfully evacuated, then They could have regrouped and Launched a new invasion with help of the allies. And perhaps this time been better equipped and better coordinated.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Janin http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1101026/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjKHYENLThw&list=FLK2-HSTM-0sNjaVITZHsFGQ&index=128
Went to the Phryne Fisher costume expo and charm school, to learn about 1920's hair styles and make-up. had a lot of fun ^-^
Captain America and Queer History
CW: mentions of sexual themes (nothing on screen)
Ok. So, whoever did the research for Captain America either didn’t do it or knew exactly what they were doing.
Steve Rogers grew up in Brooklyn. No one denies that. Most comics/movies put him in the DUMBO or Brooklyn Heights neighborhoods. Those and the surrounding neighborhoods were notoriously queer in the 20s-40s.
His neighborhood would have been awash with gay bars, drag balls, automats and cafeterias (which were usually lgbtq friendly back in the day), both male and female prostitutes, and the likes. He was probably cruised or propositioned regularly.
The neighborhood next to the DUMBO was the Brooklyn Navy Yard which was covered in both brothels (some female but mostly male). You could see men (mostly sailors from the Navy) making out or getting blown in in most ally ways.
The Ed Brubaker 2004 comic run put Steve’s apartment just a few minutes away from St. George Hotel, one of the biggest gay hang outs of the time.
Remember that scene from CATFA where Steve and Bucky talk about going to Coney Island? Well Coney Island of the time was covered in gay bathhouses.
So, Even if you don’t think Steve Rogers was queer or he came out only after being in the future there is no universe in which he is not comfortable around lgbtq people. They probably even remind him of home.
-Phoenix
Sources:
https://www.out.com/2013/10/07/queer-waterfront-brooklyn-history
https://www.boweryboyshistory.com/2019/03/when-brooklyn-was-queer-the-forgotten-history-of-gay-existence-on-the-periphery-of-urban-life.html
https://theattic.jezebel.com/a-journey-through-the-queer-history-of-brooklyn-full-o-1833613031
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/in-the-early-20th-century-america-was-awash-in-incredible-queer-nightlife
https://www.history.com/news/gay-culture-roaring-twenties-prohibition
https://marvelatlasproject.net
Yes! All of this! I hate when people paint Steve as Americas golden boy cuz he’s not.
Also I have to add that (at least in some comics and the MCU) he lives on the Brooklyn waterfront which was extraordinarily queer especially between 1920-1945. So not only did he grow up around anti-fascists, left wing politics, trade unions, socialists and more he also grew up around a lot of queer and gender non conforming people.
Steve Rogers Isn't Just Any Hero
so over on tv tropes one of the articles talks about how modern approaches to writing steve rogers are politically correct revisionist history bc people write steve now as being super accepting of all races and sexualities and genders etc.
which
is not an argument i particularly understand bc it assumes all people in the past by default held the prejudices associated with their time period
and anyway like you do know the whole point to steve rogers becoming captain america is that he’s an exceptionally decent human being which is what makes him a great super soldier
A doodle:
Alternates Below:
" We all have chapters we wish to keep unpublished. "
- Downton Abbey, Season 1.
Me in a time machine
we are in a time machine. So, where do you want to go?
Oh let’s go to the 1500s!
Danypie, you are a brown skinned bisexual.
Ok let’s go to the 1700s!
Danypie, you are a brown skinned bisexual.
*Ok let’s go to the 1920s!*
*voice slowly deteriorates* Danypie, you are a brown skinned bisexual.
Fine the 1960s then!
DANYPIE YOU ARE A BROWN SKINNED BISEXUAL
Well well well, if it isn't the marauders after a full moon. (Just gives a vibe and I think the art is amazing)
![Erich Buchholz 1920 [source]](https://64.media.tumblr.com/10b337f3833448a34f466a62db5e6577/tumblr_nqwmgs2rUu1rdwik4o1_500.jpg)