Talk:Pinkie (painting)

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Did you know... that the famous portrait "Pinkie" (pictured) by Thomas Lawrence depicts poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning's aunt?

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Why does the image linked from the article appear to be a scan of a low-color reproduction printed using only red and black ink? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by AnonMoos (talk • contribs) 13:35, August 21, 2007 (UTC).

Probably because The Huntington hasn't released higher quality versions for use on Wikipedia. It'd be great if they did. Durova^Charge! 14:55, 21 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Citation, please?

In his art parody book Art Afterpieces, Ward Kimball added boots and a hammer and sickle flag to Pinkie to make her a pinko.

This looks out of place and out of context. Durova^Charge! 06:42, 11 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, maybe it is, and that's what is funny about it. Just like The Blue Boy with the trumpet and sunglasses. I like the original portrait, with the forward gaze and the full hair--but Kimball's portrayal of Ms. Moulton as a "pinko" was irresistible! The book was published in 1964, by "Essandess Special Editions" (Simon and Schuster) and copyrighted by Kimball; the pages are not numbered, and the Pinkie parody is in the second half of the book--the pictures are arranged chronologically. Dougie monty (talk) 20:12, 13 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Title

Although the form of paintings article titles is sadly not yet standardized, this one does not fit any of the normal forms (or the MoS), rather suggesting Moulton was the artist. ''Pinkie'' (Lawrence painting) would probably be best, though others are possible. See also the draft Wikipedia:WikiProject_Visual_arts/Art_Manual_of_Style#Article_titles. Any thoughts? Johnbod (talk) 02:56, 29 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This is the actual title of the painting, according to the official publications of the museum that owns it. I agree the title is somewhat unorthodox, but is there any problem with us following their lead? The disambiguation pages lead here. Durova^Charge! 03:09, 29 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well yes - since Sarah Barrett Moulton is part of the title, it should be italicised at least. ''Sarah Barrett Moulton: "Pinkie"'' is possible, but it should still really have something added to explain it is a painting, especially as it is a portrait. Johnbod (talk) 03:29, 29 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- If you have a better title than the current one, we could always make the current version into a redirect. Durova^Charge! 03:37, 29 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict) Ignore my last as we don't of course use italics in the title. But I think it should still really have something added to explain it is a painting, especially as it is a portrait, and ideally who it is by. Museums change their titles quite often when they are not original, which I imagine is the case here (in the exact form), and though one likes to respect them, we quite often don't. The museum uses "Jonathan Buttall: The Blue Boy" which we certainly don't (and should not). The Burlington Magazine and other journals on google scholar just use "Pinkie" pretty consistently. Of course all variants can be redirects. Johnbod (talk) 03:29, 29 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- I don't really object if you think that's better. Durova^Charge! 03:56, 29 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Is there more than one Pinkie???

I have seen an oil of Pinkie that doesnt have the blue tones. The background is more reddish brown. The painting is signed by Thomas Lawrence and has a gold name tag on the frame that says Sir Thomas Lawrence Sterlynne (talk) 04:18, 21 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"Pink is for Girls, Blue is for Boys" and Pinkie and Blue Boy

Many people are unaware that before sometime in the 1920's or perhaps early 1930's there was no association of the colors pink and blue with male and female identity. Of course now this is deeply ingrained in all of us and universal, at least in the United States; how far elsewhere I don't know. Unfortunately, I no longer recall where I read this, but it certainly is believable, and if true definitely deserves mention in both entries, Pinkie and Blue Boy, as it has strong sociological significance as well as likely being exemplary of the power and genius of advertising in affecting consumerism as well as our very psyches and perception. The story goes that Macy's Department Store, with or without the aid of outside advertising advice, successfully promoted this color "division" of boys and girls in the public's mind in order to quite effectively double sales of children's clothing, toys, as well as room decor such as blankets, etc. The results are indisputable. It would be fantastic if someone were interested enough to pursue the veracity of this anecdote. Certainly the timing of this supposed occurrence coincides perfectly with the time when Pinkie and Blue Boy were first coupled at the Huntington and concurrently in the hearts and minds of the world.
Mykstor (talk) 21:32, 31 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

title

I changed the title to what's shown at the Huntington website: "Sarah Barrett Moulton: Pinkie". I also added the sentence about the full title being "Sarah Barrett Moulton: Pinkie". I actually don't know if Pinkie is actually part of the name or they put Pinkie at the end of the painting's real name, which might be just the name of the subject. Nearwater (talk) 02:56, 5 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]