De Daumier-Smith’s Blue Period
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"De Daumier-Smith’s Blue Period" is a short story by J.D. Salinger that follows a young, self-important artist’s comic and poignant experiences while teaching at a correspondence art school in Montreal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| De Daumier-Smith’s Blue Period canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
short story
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work of fiction ⓘ |
| author | J. D. Salinger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionPublicationYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresMotif |
Catholic imagery
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art instruction ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | World Review NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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short story fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Jean de Daumier-Smith
NERFINISHED
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Madame Daumier-Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ R. H. T. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamamoto sisters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | widely studied in Salinger scholarship ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeDevice |
retrospective narration
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unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
artistic ambition
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correspondence art school ⓘ identity construction ⓘ |
| includedIn | Nine Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOfCycle | Salinger’s postwar short stories ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | short fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar American literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
art and authenticity
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isolation ⓘ self-deception ⓘ spiritual awakening ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| partOf | J. D. Salinger bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfStory | 20th century ⓘ |
| protagonist | Jean de Daumier-Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | artist ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | correspondence art teacher ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection | Little, Brown and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Montreal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| titleAlludesTo | Pablo Picasso’s Blue Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone |
comic
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poignant ⓘ |
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