tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post3585275083975467073..comments2024-03-28T15:08:55.350-07:00Comments on Art Contrarian: "Brownie" Mostly Worked in Black & WhiteDonald Pittengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307228686847434740noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post-32071210048365407572014-12-23T11:57:51.861-08:002014-12-23T11:57:51.861-08:00Anonymous -- I know from long experience that one ...Anonymous -- I know from long experience that one has to be careful regarding images found on the Internet. Even where a painting and its artist are correctly named, for instance, its date might be wrong. Because I post 25 or so images per week on this blog and maybe another 10 or 15 on the other one, plus leading a life, I can't check everything. So if what I find seems reasonable and has some corroboration, I'l go with it. Such was the case for the image you mention. The woman Brownie drew looks like she could have been Garbo, so I had little motivation to dig deeper.<br /><br />I appreciate you input. And keep your eyes open for other problematic captions.Donald Pittengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11307228686847434740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589105760911453392.post-24189555549536374772014-12-22T12:52:45.041-08:002014-12-22T12:52:45.041-08:00People keep posting that drawing by Arthur William...People keep posting that drawing by Arthur William Brown and saying the model is Greta Garbo. It is not. It is an English actress/model born Irene Needham who went by the stage name, Sandra Storme. In fact, Mr. Brown can be seen pretending to work on that drawing in a scene from the 1937 Jack Benny film, "Artists and Models," 17 seconds into this clip hosted on the TCM website: http://bit.ly/16K82ENAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com