Happy 191st, Emily!

Emily Jane Brontë was born on a day like today and 191 years after that she continues to impress, amaze and interest readers all over the world. Her intriguing personality, her mastery of poetry and prose make her a very prominent figure in 2009. Her only novel, Wuthering Heights, fascinates readers and gains one new adaptation after another, thereby living endless new lives and touching different lives.

We still wonder what Emily- the so-called sphinx of English literature would make of all that. We do, however, know that we are very happy for her.

As an example of all that, we bring you - and her - an intriguing portrait of her by Chinese poet and calligrapher Huang Xiang and American artist William Rock. We guess the surrounding Chinese text is a poem by Emily, though we can't tell which, which is a shame. The portrait is part of the Century Mountain Project and must have been painted some time between 2006-2009, along with many, many more remarkable portraits of other relevant people, which we sincerely suggest to take a look at.

Categories: Art-Exhibitions, Emily Brontë, Reminder