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"The fraud has proven once more the obvious often leads to the truth: it was unthinkable to believe a black American was granted any leadership position during Revolutionary War." POV??? 86.138.114.232 02:50, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
The article needs categories. I'm not sure what it would go under. I would of put the template, "categorize" but I didn't want to on such a well done little article. 12.220.94.199 22:26, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
Just looking at the painting, it seems kind of obvious that something is odd. I really doubt that a professional artist would choose a dark backdrop (is it a curtain?) and low-light conditions if the subject was black. It makes more sense knowing that the subject was white, and the dark curtain was used to block out the light in the background, so that the white subject would stand out. Notice how the curtain only goes down as far as is necessary to block out the bright background around the head and neck. Down by the hands, the sea water is already dark enough to provide contrast, so the curtain didn't need to block out that area. -- BRIAN 0918 20:11, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
Just corrected the spelling to "McBurney" per the New Yorker article, since it's slightly more likely the NPR transcript's spelling of "McBirney" is incorrect. Anyone have a definitive link? - Big Smooth 21:28, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
Is the reference to blackface necessary? Maybe it's just me, but that term brings up images that may offend some readers. Plus, removing the reference wouldn't take away any essential info, I don't think. Anyone (dis)agree? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.81.78.7 ( talk • contribs)
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"The fraud has proven once more the obvious often leads to the truth: it was unthinkable to believe a black American was granted any leadership position during Revolutionary War." POV??? 86.138.114.232 02:50, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
The article needs categories. I'm not sure what it would go under. I would of put the template, "categorize" but I didn't want to on such a well done little article. 12.220.94.199 22:26, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
Just looking at the painting, it seems kind of obvious that something is odd. I really doubt that a professional artist would choose a dark backdrop (is it a curtain?) and low-light conditions if the subject was black. It makes more sense knowing that the subject was white, and the dark curtain was used to block out the light in the background, so that the white subject would stand out. Notice how the curtain only goes down as far as is necessary to block out the bright background around the head and neck. Down by the hands, the sea water is already dark enough to provide contrast, so the curtain didn't need to block out that area. -- BRIAN 0918 20:11, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
Just corrected the spelling to "McBurney" per the New Yorker article, since it's slightly more likely the NPR transcript's spelling of "McBirney" is incorrect. Anyone have a definitive link? - Big Smooth 21:28, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
Is the reference to blackface necessary? Maybe it's just me, but that term brings up images that may offend some readers. Plus, removing the reference wouldn't take away any essential info, I don't think. Anyone (dis)agree? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.81.78.7 ( talk • contribs)