Text reads, “Her childhood was marked by unhappiness and abuse.” Panel 5: Romaine Brooks, as a young woman, sits at an easel working on a figure painting of a female model. At the bottom of the panel sitting on the floor, is a small girl, young Romaine Brooks, who looks very sad and has her arms wrapped around he legs to form her body into a small ball to hide as her parents’ fight. One shadow is of a woman pointing with her right hand in an accusatory manner at the second shadow, a figure of a man who appears to be drinking alcohol. Text reads, “She titled her memoir ‘No Pleasant Memories.’ The grey starts to make sense.” Panel 4: A sketch of two hulking shadows cast against a greyscale wall. Almost 100 years later, she still looks right at us.” Panel 3: Sketch of an elderly Romaine Brooks with grey hair, wearing the same high collared coat featured in the self-portrait. Text reads, “She Painted her portrait in 1923. On the right side of the panel, a hand holding a paintbrush extends to add a reddish-pink detail to the portrait and to Romaine’s cheek. She is wearing a black top hat and a black coat with a high collar.
Text reads, “That’s Romaine in the top hat she’s so… grey.” Panel 2: Close up at the portrait of Romaine Brooks from the last panel.
DOWNCAST COMIC SKIN
The girl has pale white skin and a reddish-pink nose and cheeks. Panel 1: The young girl with chin-length, straight, bright orange hair looks up in wonder at the same portrait on the cover of an individual wearing a top hat and long black coat. Text reads, “Do you think I’m Hiding?” across the top of the cover, and “Story of Romaine Brooks” is at the bottom of the cover. In the bottom right corner, a young girl with striking short, straight, bright orange hair looks up at the portrait with curiosity. At the center of the page is a framed portrait of an individual wearing a long black coat, a black top hat, and a downcast expression. The cover image for this comic is illustrated with rough, choppy pencil markings and strokes in a style of pencil sketches. Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture.
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