Comments on: A Royal Wedding Tribute http://ncartmuseum.org/untitled/2011/04/a-royal-wedding-tribute/ The NCMA Blog Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:52:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: g. zenke http://ncartmuseum.org/untitled/2011/04/a-royal-wedding-tribute/#comment-109472 g. zenke Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:52:19 +0000 http://ncartmuseum.org/untitled/?p=2446#comment-109472 Joe did a dark sky in all of his portraits, as well as a castle, real or imagined. The man did well considering he was self-taught in his early career, then studying later in/around Florence Italy. The fact that Joe agreed to paint the Queen with her clothes on was a deep sign of respect! Joe did a dark sky in all of his portraits, as well as a castle, real or imagined. The man did well considering he was self-taught in his early career, then studying later in/around Florence Italy. The fact that Joe agreed to paint the Queen with her clothes on was a deep sign of respect!

]]> By: Sheila Martin http://ncartmuseum.org/untitled/2011/04/a-royal-wedding-tribute/#comment-68097 Sheila Martin Thu, 07 Jun 2012 03:09:41 +0000 http://ncartmuseum.org/untitled/?p=2446#comment-68097 I have this in a print form and framed. This was given to my mother-in-law by Joe King, she was there for the unveiling of the portrait. It reads "love from London Joe". My mother-in-law had this hanging in her home in Winston Salem (she knew Joe King.) After she passed away in 2003 my sister-in-law shipped it to my husband and I (I'm English) now we have our own portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. I assure you that it is really quite beautiful, not just the scenery but also Queen Elizabeth. I have this in a print form and framed. This was given to my mother-in-law by Joe King, she was there for the unveiling of the portrait. It reads “love from London Joe”. My mother-in-law had this hanging in her home in Winston Salem (she knew Joe King.) After she passed away in 2003 my sister-in-law shipped it to my husband and I (I’m English) now we have our own portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.

I assure you that it is really quite beautiful, not just the scenery but also Queen Elizabeth.

]]> By: Carol Joy Shannon http://ncartmuseum.org/untitled/2011/04/a-royal-wedding-tribute/#comment-46268 Carol Joy Shannon Thu, 28 Apr 2011 22:52:10 +0000 http://ncartmuseum.org/untitled/?p=2446#comment-46268 How au courant of our savvy museum to find this "in the stacks" and share it with us. It's totally glamorous, but Elizabeth was quite a pretty young woman. People forget that; she was never as overtly glamorous as her sister Margaret, but she was actually prettier. I like the adoring Corgi at her feet too! How au courant of our savvy museum to find this “in the stacks” and share it with us. It’s totally glamorous, but Elizabeth was quite a pretty young woman. People forget that; she was never as overtly glamorous as her sister Margaret, but she was actually prettier. I like the adoring Corgi at her feet too!

]]> By: Chuck Till http://ncartmuseum.org/untitled/2011/04/a-royal-wedding-tribute/#comment-46231 Chuck Till Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:26:03 +0000 http://ncartmuseum.org/untitled/?p=2446#comment-46231 Reminded me of Grace Kelly at first. The irony of the critics' reaction to this painting is that Diana subsequently became both royal and starlet. Did King see it coming? Why the ominous sky? Reminded me of Grace Kelly at first.

The irony of the critics’ reaction to this painting is that Diana subsequently became both royal and starlet. Did King see it coming? Why the ominous sky?

]]> By: Jillian Goldberg http://ncartmuseum.org/untitled/2011/04/a-royal-wedding-tribute/#comment-46215 Jillian Goldberg Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:06:24 +0000 http://ncartmuseum.org/untitled/?p=2446#comment-46215 Love this! Yes, it is flattering to the Queen who is not a traditionally pretty face, but she is the Queen and I for one think she deserves to be flattered, she has sacrificed her personal life for her country. Love the Corgi at her feet.Thanks for sharing this portrait with us, I never knew of it's existence. Love this! Yes, it is flattering to the Queen who is not a traditionally pretty face, but she is the Queen and I for one think she deserves to be flattered, she has sacrificed her personal life for her country. Love the Corgi at her feet.Thanks for sharing this portrait with us, I never knew of it’s existence.

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