UNMASKING GEORGE WASHINGTON.
Focuses on the use of forensics to determine how George Washington appeared at various ages throughout his life. Instigation of the investigation into how Washington appeared by the Mount Vernon Estates and Gardens; Use of Washington's dentures, a life mask and eyeglasses by Jeffrey Schwartz, a Univ...
| Publicado en: | Smithsonian Vol. 36; no. 7; pp. 40 - 42 |
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Smithsonian Magazine
Oct2005
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| Sumario: | Focuses on the use of forensics to determine how George Washington appeared at various ages throughout his life. Instigation of the investigation into how Washington appeared by the Mount Vernon Estates and Gardens; Use of Washington's dentures, a life mask and eyeglasses by Jeffrey Schwartz, a University of Pittsburgh physical anthropologist, to create a computer model of Washington's face; Use a computer program usually used by law enforcement to age faces to rejuvenate Washington's face to approximate his appearance at age 19. |
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