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Matt2
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| That cover photo of a very elderly Wright may not be flattering, but it's damn humanizing. The "Fire" book mentions a stroke Wright had and his face in this photo has a bit of that look. I'm reminded of Wright's grandson's recollection (also in the book) of how small Wright's body seemed after his death. |
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Roderick Grant
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One does tend to shrink with age. I have lost over an inch.
I agree, Matt. There is nothing wrong with showing the man as he was. Even that unfortunate photo, which makes him look like a cartoon, or a superannuated Buster Brown. Warts and all. |
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SREcklund
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| Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2019 3:59 pm Post subject: |
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That's his 1957 passport photo.
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SDR
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That's interesting. Why would a full-torso photo be taken for a passport, I wonder. He certainly looks beat.
Very late photos show a somewhat puffy complexion. These are almost the only photos that show a weary or defeated person.
Mr Wright may have had more photos taken over his lifetime than anyone other than an entertainment personality. And they show such a wide range of appearance, if not of expression . . .?
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DavidC
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SDR
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Another photo of the elderly Wright that I don't recall seeing before . . .
In "About Wright," on page 317, Edgar Tafel presents this photo, with the caption, "Believed to be the last photo of Mr Wright."
Mr Wright on a happier day:
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SDR
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Quite coincidentally, Eric O'Malley provides, in today's Wright Society -- Issue 176, yet another previously
obscure portrait of Mr Wright, one that I find appealing for its sense of immediacy: the man seems to look
us in the eye, perhaps about to speak ?
Thank you, Eric ! I wonder where this photo has been seen previously. Any guesses as to his age, here ?
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