Here's another installment of my portrait project. As some of you may know, I have been working my way through an old set of World Book Encyclopedias that was bestowed on the Mayforth kids by our parents in the early 60's, drawing the portraits of the famous and infamous. As a history buff, it has been great to learn about these characters as well as getting familiar with their physiognomy. How many can you recognize? You can see previous posts about that project
here and
here.
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| James Forrestal - the first Secretary of Defense - appointed by Truman |
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Juliea Clifford Lathrop - American social reformer - director of US Children's Bureau -
first woman to head a federal bureau |
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Mackinlay Kantor - American journalist, novelist and screenwriter
won Pulizer Prize for Fiction for his novel, Andersonville |
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John "Cactus Jack" Garner - Democratic politician and lawyer from Texas
32nd Vice President of the US |
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Charles Fairbanks - American politician from Indiana
26th Vice President of the US |
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| Rudyard Kipling - English journalist, short story writer, poet and novelist |
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Harvey Firestone - American businessman - founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
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