An idea that's been rumbling around my head for several years...finally coming to fruition this week in context of my studio practice but also this class - representations of famous last words/lines. This one is 'Frankly, my Dear, I don't give a damn".
Here's some of my favorite last words:
ReplyDeleteJohn Adams (1735-1826) "Thomas Jefferson--still survives..." (4 July 1826. Jefferson died on the same day.)
Jane Austen (1775-1817) "Nothing but death." (When asked by her sister Cassandra if there was anything she wanted.)
Paul Claudel (1868-1955) "Doctor, do you think it could have been the sausage?"
Hart Crane (1899-1932) "Goodbye, Everybody!" (Said when he committed suicide by jumping overboard during a steamship voyage.)
Francis "Two Gun" Crowley (1900-1931) (American bank robber and murderer, before his execution in the electric chair) "You sons of bitches. Give my love to Mother."
George Eastman (1854-1932) "My work is done, why wait?" (His suicide note.)
Karl Marx (1818-1883) "Go on, get out. Last words are for fools who haven't said enough."
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) "Drink to me."
George Washington (1732-1799) "It is well, I die hard, but I am not afraid to go."
Francisco `Pancho' Villa (1878-1923) "Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something."
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) "Either this wallpaper goes, or I do!"
This made me chuckle, Odette.
ReplyDeleteOooh...you'da liked the lecture by Luke DuBois that happened Thursday at Brown. See his "Academy" video piece under "things to see" on his website:
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Yeah!
Thanks all. Dan, I love the Picasso one in particular. Keith, you were bang on - LOVE this work and major bummmer that I missed his visit.
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