My Portrait Project 3

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.

James Forrestal - the first Secretary of Defense - appointed by Truman

Juliea Clifford Lathrop - American social reformer - director of US Children's Bureau -
 first woman to head a federal bureau

Mackinlay Kantor - American journalist, novelist and screenwriter
won Pulizer Prize for Fiction for his novel, Andersonville

John "Cactus Jack" Garner - Democratic politician and lawyer from Texas
32nd Vice President of the US

Charles Fairbanks - American politician from Indiana
26th Vice President of the US

Rudyard Kipling - English journalist, short story writer, poet and novelist

Harvey Firestone - American businessman - founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company