Orphan Pictures
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Griet is a 17-year-old maid in the house of Johannes Vermeer. She had left her home to provide for her family and works as a maid for Mr. Vermeer. Greit is the archetype of “The Orphan.” In this story, she is that of an orphan because she is on her own in a home where she is second class, if not bottom class. She is a maid but does not take “crap” from the adolescent females of the home. She learns how to survive by being honest and gaining the trust of Mr. Vermeer.
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Creator: Beals, Jessie Tarbox (New York, N.Y.) Title: Actor shrugging his shoulders as he looks down at eight girls both seated and standing around him. Actor holds both hands so that his thumbs and middle fingers touch. Work Type: photographs; gelatin silver prints Date: n.d. (circa 1926-1927) Collection: The Schlesinger History of Women in America Collection Source: Photograph Number: PC60-185-4 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America (Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University) Data From:...
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