Frank, the Maiden imagines Frank dressed in medieval courtly fashion, complete with a flowing head covering. The outfit suggests a proper and respectable member of the royal court—but Frank has never been particularly interested in being proper. With flesh-covered hands that reveal the bones underneath, Frank gazes dreamily off to the side at something—or perhaps someone—just out of view. Is it a handsome knight? A forbidden love? The royal baker carrying a fresh pie? We may never know. The combination of elegant courtly dress, a dreamy expression, and Frank’s unmistakable skeleton creates a playful take on the romantic portraits of the medieval court. Frank may look like a proper maiden, but that mischievous glint suggests there’s probably more going on than meets the eye. After all, even the dead can have a little crush.
Additional Artworks
From Julie Peterson Shea
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Frank with Birds in Their Hair
Pen and Ink on Paper
14 x 11 x 0.05 in
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After the Return of Spring
Pen and Ink on Paper
14 x 11 in
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Return of Spring, Gaze
Pen and Ink on Vellum layered over pen and ink on paper
4 x 4 x 0.05 in
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Open Wings
Pen and Ink with Marker
4 x 4 x 0.05 in
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Frank's Fedora
Pen and Ink on Paper
14 x 11 x 0.05 in
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Still Holding You
Pen and Ink on Paper
14 x 11 x 0.05 in
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Veritas
Pen and Ink on Paper
14 x 11 x 0.05 in
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While I Breathe
Pen and Ink with Marker