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Marianne Stokes
I think you could find most of information talking to museums and galleries where her work from private collections is occasionally exhibited. Some works, of course, are 'forgotten' on private walls.
Tolovaj, on 09/18/2023
Marianne Stokes
Thanks, Veronica. I hope I present her work to as many people as possible.
Tolovaj, on 09/18/2023
Marianne Stokes
In my opinion, Adrian and Marianne were mostly successful in their lives following the trends which are out of fashion now. So they are both a bit out of fashion too.
Tolovaj, on 09/18/2023
Marianne Stokes
According to my data, Adrian and Marianne collaborated mostly on consulting each other on the subjects covered by one and the other.
Tolovaj, on 09/18/2023
Marianne Stokes
I think the data from Austria is just too old and nobody really tried to dig into old documents about her family tree.
Tolovaj, on 09/18/2023
Snow White and Its Symbols
No, this is new to me, DerdriuMarriner. Never heard of pomegranate.
Tolovaj, on 09/18/2023
Snow White and Its Symbols
A sword, for instance. A horse too.
Tolovaj, on 09/18/2023
Snow White and Its Symbols
Depends on the fairy tale, DerdriuMarriner. Most stepmothers from classic fairy tales can be seen as queens if they have enough power.
Tolovaj, on 09/18/2023
Snow White and Its Symbols
Mirrors can symbolize a lot of things. They were for centuries reserved for reach people only, in Alice Through the Looking Glass (and several other stories) a mirror is used as a gate to a parallel world, we have a saying about the broken ...
Tolovaj, on 09/18/2023
Snow White and Its Symbols
Well, DerdriuMarriner, number one can be seen as the number of protagonists or antagonists. It's too universal to be a fairy number, in my opinion.
Tolovaj, on 09/18/2023
Frances Brundage, an artist of picture books and postcards
No, I don't think so. I don't know if one strip is absent or maybe there was an envelope with 'missing' months or something else. Sorry.
Tolovaj, on 09/18/2023
The power of color red
From the top of my head I can say red (for blood) and black (for land) were used by Nazi collaborators in Ukraine in WW2. I am sure there are other examples as well.
Tolovaj, on 09/18/2023
Oscar Wilde's Women
I agree with you, DerdriuMarriner.
Tolovaj, on 09/18/2023
The Pied Piper of Hamelin - The Background of the Story
There is a memorial plate in Hamelin (centuries old) stating that many children were lost but there are no specifics about who, why, and how. The legend is unclear.
Tolovaj, on 09/18/2023
Hansel and Gretel: Hard Facts Behind the Fairy Tale
The most popular version presents interesting dynamics where each of the siblings acts as the protector of the other for some time. I vote for this one.
Tolovaj, on 09/18/2023