Last night--well, this morning, actually, since I recorded it on the DVR--I watched True Blood for the first time. I enjoyed it. Some parts were a little draggy for me, but over all it was fun to watch. Although--is Sookie going to get angry at Bill every single episode? Because he was born 150 years ago and he's vampire, so I don't get how she could be shocked that he wouldn't tell her that he 1. changed a seventeen-year-old into a vampire, or 2. killed her uncle who apparently did something bad to her.
So, did anyone else notice the art historical shout-out that was in the episode??? When Sam (top pic at right) broke into Maryann Forrester's house when he was seventeen, he picked up an object like the one above, which is an Ancient Egyptian sculpture called The Bird Lady. Scholars think it depicts a goddess because it's so large, and because the features are anthropomorphic (half bird, half woman). Is this a clue as to what Forrester is and where she comes from? Considering Forrester had it in her house, I'd say Sam and Tara better watch out.
Here's a short video of the Egyptian curator at the Brooklyn Museum talking about The Bird Lady:
ETA: The Brooklyn Museum has a blog post about The Bird Lady in True Blood, too. Check it out!
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I didn't notice that, but I only got to watch half the episode before leaving for the airport. That's awesome information! Thanks for the FYI!
Hmmmm, perhaps I should really watch this series, although we're half way through Season 1 here, so I will have to backtrack a bit :)
Awesome post, I just snagged some screenshots and put them up on the museum's Flickr feed here and here!
Shelley~Thank you! Now I can put those pics in this post. :D
Greetings! I just came across your blog through a random Google search. I loved this art history shout-out! I'm an art historian too and I love seeing stuff like this on TV.
If you like art history blogs, you might be interested in mine: www.albertis-window.blogspot.com
I hope you continue to write more art history posts. How fun!
Cheers!
Yipee! We got some answers via @TrueBloodHBO - check it out on the blog!
it seems that u have a very good knowledge of antiques and thanks for sharing this and i have watched all the true blood episodes and loved this series
ya it is very interesting to know and i also want to thanks boxer for providing such a good link to us. thanks for sharing
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