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| I was inspired.. Many doodles came on Wagner day (some of which are not appropriate for this site). He was a character: the leading musical progressive of his time, visionary, egomaniac, antivivisectionist (!), womanizer (!!), and an all around scary sort of guy. ( I don't need to mention the anti-semitism, you all have heard about that by now, I'm sure). At any rate, Wagner is perfect for cartoons and such. |
| Wagner (1813-1883) |
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| Rare moment of confusion on Wagner's part (I have no idea what prompted this one) |
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| There is a real picture of Wagner that does not portray him in the best light. In fact, the light shines on his sideburns in such a way that it looks more like he is growing mold rather than sideburns. My friend originally pointed that out, so I tried to draw it. This drawing is not ambiguous enough, though - you can tell it's supposed to be sideburns. |
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| The "hardly exceeds a dozen" comment refers to Wagner's affairs. It is from an article on 'Wagner and Women' in The Wagner Compendium (ed. Barry Millington, London: Schirmer Books, 1992.) [I'm a history major: I feel the need to reference.] This is a brilliant article because Millington, a Wagner scholar (and a sympathetic one, I should think), goes on to detail the "few" major affairs of Wagner's life, and then concludes the article by saying that there may have been at least a half dozen others and that more research should be done in the area! Isn't it great to be a scholar? Yes, indeedy. |
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| back - away from the immorality! |