Amethyst Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 I just finished reading Kent State by James Michener (great book, btw). In it, Michener describes someone as “the girl with the Delacroix face”. Maybe he explained what he meant the first time he used the term and I wasn’t paying that close attention, but he repeatedly refers to her this way. What does that mean to you? When I search online, the closest answer I can find is that there is an artist named Delacroix, so maybe it’s related to that. Sort of like when you refer to someone as “Rubinesque” you know that they are referencing a large, voluptuous woman. But I’ve never heard the term Delacroix face before and I’m not much of an art historian. Any ideas? (In case you want to see the face, it’s the iconic picture of the girl crying over the dead body after the Kent State shootings in 1970.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 I haven’t read the book, but my guess is he thought she looked like the woman in this painting: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece_on_the_Ruins_of_Missolonghi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amethyst Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 Oh good picture! This one was not popping up for me when I searched Delacroix. It actually does look a lot like her. Interestingly, her hands are in a similar position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyBC Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 That is uncanny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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