04 July 2020

Thomas Jefferson's sixth great-grandson


Some relevant comments at DamnThat'sInteresting.  More about Shannon LaNier and the creation of the portrait at Smithsonian (with interesting video), via BoingBoing.

3 comments:

  1. Is it my imagination, or is there an actual family resemblance there?

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    1. I think the resemblance is intentional by the photographer. By using a similar shirt, similar pose, same lighting and background they push us towards that conclusion.
      Not to say there isn't any resemblance. I just think it's hard to judge here.

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  2. the smithsonian web magazine loads so many ads and videos and other things that it is unreadable. i am sure that article is interesting, but tma;dr.

    I-)

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