Falcon, Mummy, and Vulture, after an Egyptian original c. 1891

Editor: This is John Singer Sargent's sketch, "Falcon, Mummy, and Vulture, after an Egyptian original." It's just pencil on paper, but the quick lines capture something ancient and powerful. What do you see in it? Curator: Sargent's choice to copy Egyptian motifs speaks volumes. Beyond surface aesthetics, what anxieties or fascinations about power dynamics, mortality, and cultural appropriation might he be grappling with here? Editor: I hadn't thought about it that way, but now I wonder what Sargent was trying to express with these drawings. Curator: Exactly. And how do these images reinforce or challenge existing colonial narratives? Editor: That’s fascinating! It really makes you think about the artist's intentions. Curator: Indeed. Art can offer a lens to examine societal power structures.