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Potential Edits to Ivan Albright Page

 * Add "Important Works" section that lists important works
 * this section would probably fit best after the career section
 * there are two paragraphs under career that should be moved to a works section
 * end of second
 * all of third
 * use Höch site as a template.
 * decide which works are important
 * That Which I Should Have Done I Did Not Do (The Door) 1931–41
 * The Picture of Dorian Grey 1943
 * Into the World There Came a Soul Called Ida 1929–30
 * The only new section that I really need to write is about the third painting (Ida)
 * Possibly work on "American Magic Realism" section?

That Which I Should Have Done I Did Not Do (The Door) (1931-41)
Move info about this that is under "Career" here.

The Picture of Dorian Grey (1943)
Move third paragraph of "Career" here.

Into the World There Came a Soul Called Ida (1929-30)
This painting is a grotesque depiction of a woman who (based on the title) is named Ida. Within this painting there are several references to the idea that the human body is weak and that we are all trapped within our physical forms. There appears to be a conflict happening between the soul and the body. The figure is seated in a room that is cluttered and in a state of disrepair. She is looking into a hand mirror with a look of sadness on her face. One reading of this is that she is sad because of her age and lack of beauty. Some people believe she is an old actor or possibly a prostitute. Ida is akin to many of Albright's other works due to the dead and decaying look of the figure as well as the deeper (and often dark) meanings that are hidden within.

Potential Sources
Journal article about the painting Into the World There Came a Soul Called Ida.

Online article generally about flesh in Albright's work. Includes information about The Picture of Dorian Grey and Into the World There Came a Soul Called Ida.

Art Institute of Chicago entry about Albright.

Journal article about "Synthetic Realism" and Albright.

Journal Article about Magic Realism.