Talk:Pinkie (painting)

message: Why does the image linked from the article appear to be a scan of a low-color reproduction printed using only red and black ink?  —The preceding unsigned comment was added by AnonMoos (talk • contribs). 
:Probably because The Huntington hasn't released higher quality versions for use on Wikipedia.  It'd be great if they did. DurovaCharge! 14:55, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Image not that great

message: In his art parody book Art Afterpieces, Ward Kimball added boots and a hammer and sickle flag to Pinkie to make her a pinko.
This looks out of place and out of context. DurovaCharge! 06:42, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citation, please? 

message: Although the form of paintings article titles is sadly not yet standardized, this one does not fit any of the normal forms (or the MoS), rather suggesting Moulton was the artist.  Pinkie (Lawrence painting) would probably be best, though others are possible.  See also the draft Wikipedia:WikiProject_Visual_arts/Art_Manual_of_Style#Article_titles. Any thoughts? Johnbod (talk) 02:56, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: This is the actual title of the painting, according to the official publications of the museum that owns it.  I agree the title is somewhat unorthodox, but is there any problem with us following their lead?  The disambiguation pages lead here. DurovaCharge! 03:09, 29 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Title 

message: I have seen an oil of Pinkie that doesnt have the blue tones.  The background is more reddish brown. The painting is signed by Thomas Lawrence and has a gold name tag on the frame that says Sir Thomas Lawrence Sterlynne (talk) 04:18, 21 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is there more than one Pinkie??? 

message: Many people are unaware that before sometime in the 1920's or perhaps early 1930's there was no association of the colors pink and blue with male and female identity. 
Of course now this is deeply ingrained in all of us and universal, at least in the United States; how far elsewhere I don't know. 
Unfortunately, I no longer recall where I read this, but it certainly is believable, and if true definitely deserves mention in both entries, Pinkie and Blue Boy, as it has strong sociological significance as well as likely being exemplary of the power and genius of advertising in affecting consumerism as well as our very psyches and perception.
The story goes that Macy's Department Store, with or without the aid of outside advertising advice, successfully promoted this color "division" of boys and girls in the public's mind in order to quite effectively double sales of children's clothing, toys, as well as room decor such as blankets, etc. 
The results are indisputable. It would be fantastic if someone were interested enough to pursue the veracity of this anecdote. 
Certainly the timing of this supposed occurrence coincides perfectly with the time when Pinkie and Blue Boy were first coupled at the Huntington and concurrently in the hearts and minds of the world.
Mykstor (talk) 21:32, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Pink is for Girls, Blue is for Boys" and Pinkie and Blue Boy 

message: I changed the title to what's shown at the Huntington website: "Sarah Barrett Moulton: Pinkie". I also added the sentence about the full title being "Sarah Barrett Moulton: Pinkie". I actually don't know if Pinkie is actually part of the name or they put Pinkie at the end of the painting's real name, which might be just the name of the subject. Nearwater (talk) 02:56, 5 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  title