I think that both of these are excellent pictures to chose - I probably prefer the top reclining figure - but there is something about the heavy hooded eyes of the second that looks so beautiful and so damned....
Brian: Marie Prevost's a good idea--the second image of her at Wikipedia would be good on a Fitzgerald cover.
Hannah: Thanks! They are both excellent covers, and you're right--the eyes make it for both pictures.
Megan: I assumed it was a weird coincidence. Great cover, in any case! (For everyone else, Megan Wilson is designing the new Vintage US Fitzgerald covers).
Because when we think of a beautiful and damned figure from the 'twenties Tullulah Bankhead comes to mind?
ReplyDeleteI'd argue that Marie Prevost is more appropriate.
I think that both of these are excellent pictures to chose - I probably prefer the top reclining figure - but there is something about the heavy hooded eyes of the second that looks so beautiful and so damned....
ReplyDeleteGreat post, thanks for sharing
Hannah
I didn't know it was Tallulah Bankhead until we went to clear the art usage. Just a strange coincidence.
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Brian: Marie Prevost's a good idea--the second image of her at Wikipedia would be good on a Fitzgerald cover.
ReplyDeleteHannah: Thanks! They are both excellent covers, and you're right--the eyes make it for both pictures.
Megan: I assumed it was a weird coincidence. Great cover, in any case! (For everyone else, Megan Wilson is designing the new Vintage US Fitzgerald covers).
I was just thinking about this mess of a book the other day. But FSF had to churn through through those concepts before he could get to Great Gatsby.
ReplyDeleteTop one. Captures the indolence of the characters. Desire without longing, or something like that.
"Desire without longing"--an ace description of the vibe of the book. TB&D _is_ a bit of a mess, I suppose, but I can't help liking it.
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