Flora Marian Spore
Original story here.
The woman depicted above went from female dentist to occult artist. Not the most common career path. She turned out many paintings "inspired" by ghosts.
Unfortunately, despite a fairly substantial career, none of her paintings seem to have survived or been recorded, except for the one depicted below.
Photo from the blog of
Jim Linderman.
Wikipedia entry.
Comments
Listed in chronological order. Newest comments at the end.
Oh, woe, how could we have lost such important work? Is there no physic out there willing to be guided by our lost soul so that we may recoup this great loss?
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 10/16/12 at 08:13 AM
Although the detail isn't there in such a small picture, I like that painting. Most modern art is just so much junk but that painting had balance. I would say that Spore did have quite an imagination.
I hope that the objects at the bottom of the painting are not extracted teeth from her previous career?
Posted by KDP in Madill, OK on 10/16/12 at 09:09 AM
If they are there are enough there to make a pair of shoes with.
Posted by patty in Ohio, USA on 10/16/12 at 09:24 AM
I've found a couple more (
click here) under her married name. I started by Googling "Marian Spore" and heading out from there. She's not as "lost and forgotten" as it seems.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 10/16/12 at 09:51 AM
Good sleuthing, Expat!
Posted by Paul on 10/16/12 at 10:08 AM
I'd still like to see more of her creations. What's shown has a Hieronymus Bosch feel to them - something just beneath the surface that should scare the beejeebers out of you.
Posted by KDP in Madill, OK on 10/16/12 at 03:00 PM
Well done, Alex!
Posted by Paul on 10/18/12 at 09:39 AM
like these 2 pictures much better than the other one. They all have a sci/fi feel to them.
Posted by patty in Ohio, USA on 10/18/12 at 09:52 AM
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Category: Art, Outsider Art, New Age, Paranormal, Unsolved Mysteries, 1920's