In response to Jeri's alert about Vermeer's 'Lacemaker', I am not sure how useful she will be as a Poster Girl. I bought a slide from the Louvre of this painting to use at the start of some of my talks to demonstrate the woeful ignorance of the average, although cultured, Brit.
There was a big Vermeer show on the Continent some years ago, and since it wasn't coming to England a number of famous people went to the opening over there and were interviewed on BBC News. One of those bagged for the camera was the writer Nigel Nicolson, son of Vita Sackville-West. Asked to enthuse about this particular painting, he did his best to describe the sitter's absorbtion in her task. 'She's sewing, or something...' was as close as he got. Just shows what you're up against! Jane Atkinson (Dorset, UK) - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
