Above is the original charcoal sketch of Ruth Draper by Sargent that I used for my inspiration. Draper was an American actress and someone who Sargent admired; enough for him to draw her as one of her characters, free of charge. Below, I have my three interpretations that I created, where I depicted the few economic/social classes and common stereotypes associated with them. When I initially studied this piece of art, I was drawn in by the subject’s deep, solemn, and mysterious aura. She seems disconnected from the world around her, only lost and consumed by whatever is filling her mind. I felt that she has a story and history behind her that I was curious to find out about. This influenced my first recreation of the sketch- the poor woman living on the streets, going through her own struggle. From there I built upon that to show the differences in social classes and how extreme they can be.
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