On Topic Discussion The Eyes Have It!

[Alistair]

 

[rmcrae]

Fiona Apple

 

[rmcrae]

MattyBRaps

 

[NotHardUp1]

Cecilia Chiang, renowned owner and culinary entrepreneur behind The Mandarin in San Francisco, recipient of the James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award, and mother of the founder of P.F. Chang's, well into her 10th decade:

 

[NotHardUp1]

Omar Borkan al Gala, Saudi model:

 

[rmcrae]

Miss Ross

 

[rmcrae]

Samantha James

 

[rmcrae]

Zac Efron

 

[rmcrae]

Brant Daugherty

 

[rmcrae]

More Jensen Ackles

 

[NotHardUp1]

Actress, Model, Dancer, Singer, Author, Reformer, Survivor, and Poet Laureate, Maya Angelou:

 

[NotHardUp1]

Singer and actor Glen Campbell, as a young "rock star":



At the end of life, with demenia:

 

[NotHardUp1]

Evolutionary biologist, author, lecturer, activist, anti-religion crusader, lightning rod and sometimes pariah, Richard Dawkins:

 

[NotHardUp1]

Actor, author, and celebrity, Chaz Bono:

 

[NotHardUp1]

Indira Gandhi, scion, Indian Prime Minister, and martyr:

 

[NotHardUp1]

Maria Corazon "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino, widow, President, and would-be reformer of the Philippines:

 

[NotHardUp1]

Macauley Culkin, renowned crimefighter, actor, after childhood stardom, before now:

 

[belamyi]

 

[rmcrae]

Steve Reeves

 

[Latimer]

A portrait by Dorothy Wilding, from a series of photographs taken of the Queen within a few weeks of when she ascended the throne in 1952. A reverse of this image was the basis for the stamp portrait used from 1953 to 1966. In 1965 designers at the Royal Mail suggested that a new portrait be created that would accomodate more aesthetic variety in the design of various stamps. In the discussions that followed, Tony Benn (!!!), Postmaster General at the time, recommended that there be no portrait at all, but the Queen refused. The new stamp was based on a plaster bas-relief sculpted by Arnold Machin from photographs of the monarch in profile. This effigy continued to be used throughout the Queen's reign. While it was suggested that the image be changed as she aged, the Queen chose to continue with 1965 profile, perhaps understanding that the image had become a symbol, and the symbol was more important than mere representation. It is arguably the most reproduced portrait in history.