Talk:Christina's World

"done in a realist style called magic realism"

...Not according to the definition of Magic Realism that's in Wikipedia. There's nothing "magical" or unreal about the painting. 72.74.19.117 (talk) 22:00, 17 May 2016 (UTC)

However, this comes from the curator of the Museum of Modern Art, so probably best to leave it to the experts. Icarus of old (talk) 22:39, 17 May 2016 (UTC)

The Wikipedia definition of "magic realism" says: "...in contrast with its use in literature, magic realist art does not often include overtly fantastic or magical content, but rather, it looks at the mundane through a hyper-realistic and often mysterious lens." That seems to fit. WaxTadpole (talk) 15:24, 19 March 2024 (UTC)

In Popular Culture

I think we can add a new section due to the publication of Christina Baker Kline's new book "A Piece of the World" (and perhaps add it to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Baker_Kline as well). I heard about it on "Here and Now" on NPR. I haven't rec'd or read the book yet. Darci (talk) 20:01, 15 February 2017 (UTC)

Also, it was a significant plot point in the 2013 film "Oblivion." Mikeymo1741 (talk) 14:32, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

Yes. Darci & Mikeymo1741 But I see it is becoming like most things here on WP: a list of trivial add-to items. Where does one draw the line as to significant encyclopedic inclusion? At least the content should have an inline citation to back the claim as to its notability. Maineartists (talk) 02:28, 15 November 2019 (UTC)

Invitation for interpretation

The article says very little about interpretation of the painting or why it is deemed popular in American culture. I'd like to hear more about this in the main article. 2600:6C48:7006:200:D84D:5A80:173:901D (talk) 00:58, 24 January 2018 (UTC)

Also appears in

the film The Kindergarten Teacher directed by Sara Colangelo. 148.74.159.8 (talk) 14:29, 20 July 2022 (UTC)