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Title Page Re-creation:

Piet Mondrian1942Composition in Red, Blue, and Yellow

©2014 tiny lotus productions temple university photo seminar Photographs and Design by Maggie Andresen Printed and bound in Philadelphia, PA Fireball Printing 3237 Amber St Box 3 Floor 5, Philadelphia, PA 19134

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The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls. -Pablo Picasso

table of contents

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13 The Photographs A Brief Introduction

12 the paintings A Brief Introduction

10 Forward author’s note

table of contents

14-49 The Reproductions Side by side to the original

50-51 the Artists represented An homage to the images used

52-55 Special Thanks For Temple Students and others involved

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This book is intended to revisit the classic paintings and iconic photographs that stand out to us, the ones we create in our mind’s eye when they are described. These images have stayed with us for reasons we sometimes cannot comprehend, the mystery or joy or horror encapsulated by these subjects renders them equally beautiful.

Artists of the brush and pen have made timeless picto-real or representative artistic portraits for centuries. Only in the last half century or so has the medium of photography entered the same realm of capturing one’s spirit in a single image.

Some of the re-creations in the following pages are meant to simulate the original closely, while others are intended to bring the image into the realm of modernity. Regardless, I have changed elements of every photograph and painting in my re-visiting of them. Whether it means bringing the original into color, changing it to black and white, or altering the race or gender of the subject, I have chosen these images deliberatly and made their changes with intent.

Hopefully these alterations will make the reader think, analyze, and challenge the perception of the originals and re-productions they will find in this book. Enjoy.

Forwardauthor’s note

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Myself, modeling in a project heavily inspired by Sally Mann. “Jessie and Virginia all grown up” By Gennifer Rollins

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THE PHOTOGRAPHS

Dominique Nziffa Martin Luther King Jr. Jared Blockus War is Hell

Megan Sawey Child with Candy Cigarette

Andrew Higgins Salvador Dali

Peter Chen Winston Churchill

Audrey Melli-Mirza Le Violon D’Ingres

Carla Serani Afghan Girl Marissa Camacho Frida Kaloh

Children on a single leash Children escaping sandy hook

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THE PAINTINGS

Marissa Nicole Pina Rosie the Riveter

Alisa Miller Girl with the Pearl Earrring

Courtney Marabella Mona Lisa

Man on the Street Self portrait with felt hat

Easter Brunch Still life with fruit and ham

Daniella Wong The Scream

Gabrielle Pearce Son of Man

Leah Wenhold Starry Night

Fight over a fork American Gothic

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unknown.

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Dominique Nziffa. April 2014.

16War is Hell. Faas 1965.

CLASSICS REVISITED 17CLASSICS REVISITEDJared Blockus. April 2014.

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Girl with candy cigarette. Mann 1989.

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Megan Sawey. April 2014.

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Mona Lisa. da Vinci 1517.

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COurney Marabella. April 2014.

22Girl with a pearl earring. Vermeer 1665.

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Alisa Miller. April 2014.

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American Gothic. Wood 1930.

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Strangers fighting over fork. April 2014.

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Rosie the riveter. Miller 1942.

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Marissa nicole Pina. Arpil 2014.

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Self portrait with the felt hat. Van Gough 1888.

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Man on the street. April 2014.

30Le Violon D’Ingres. man ray 1924.

CLASSICS REVISITED 31Audrey Melli-Mirza. April 2014.

32Winston Churchill. Karsh 1941.

CLASSICS REVISITED 33Peter Chen. April 2014.

34 Salvador Dalí. Halsman 1954.

CLASSICS REVISITED 35Andrew Higgins. April 2014.

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Children escaping newtown shooting. Hicks 2012.

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Children on a single leash. November 2013.

38Afghan Girl. McCurry 1984.

CLASSICS REVISITED 39Carla Serani. April 2014.

40 Frida Kaloh. Unknown.

CLASSICS REVISITED 41marissa Camacho. April 2014.

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Still life with ham and fruit. de Heem 1648.

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Easter brunch. April 2014.

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Starry Night. Van Gogh 1889.

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Leah Wenhold. April 2014.

46 Son of Man. Magritte 1964.

CLASSICS REVISITED 47Gabrielle pearce. April 2014.

48The Scream. Munch 1893.

CLASSICS REVISITED 49Daniella Wong. April 2014.

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The Artistsin working order*

Leonardo Da Vinci: Acitve 1482-1519

Jan davidsz de heem: Active 1629-1684

Johannes Vermeer: Active 1653-1675

Vincent Van Gogh: Active 1880-1890

Edvard Munch: Active 1883-1944

Man Ray: Active 1913-1976

René Magritte: Active 1915-1967

Grant Wood: Active 1920-1942

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Phillipe Hansen: Active 1940s-1979

Yousuf Karsh: Active 1931-2002

J. Howard Milller: Active 1939-2004

Horst Faas: Active 1951-2004

Sally Mann: Active 1970s-present

Steve McCurry: Active 1980s-present

Shannon Hicks: Active 1988-present

*Portraits used of Dr. King and Frida Kaloh were extensively researched, but the photographers and years were unable to be found.

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Dominique Nziffa

Marissa Nicole Pina

Alisa Miller

Courtney Marabella

Special thanks to Temple students

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Alisa Miller

Courtney Marabella

Gabrielle Pearce

Daniella Wong

Megan Sawey

AudreyMelli-Mirza

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Andrew Higgins

Peter Chen

Jared Blockus

Leah Wenhold

Special thanks to Temple students

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Jared Blockus

Leah Wenhold

Carla Serani

Marissa Camacho

Special thanks to outside participants

Man on Street

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