danefonda:

i feel like artists like judy garland never get to be seen as the brooding genius type. ppl think she was just raw talent and emotion that sang big and loud and ppl loved her cuz she was a beautiful mess. there’s just this fundamental divide between woman and man artist that meet a similar demise–the men are viewed as having been too brilliant for this life and the women are viewed as having been essentially too incompetent to make it work. when most ppl offer up judy garland or marilyn monroe as a tragic figure i feel like it’s with little regard to their work and intellect and dedication to their art. anyway that’s why i love any shot of judy garland that’s really deep and introspective. like there she is, my van gogh