Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Orwellian Reproduction Hits Museum

Out, Out, Damned Cigar ! ! !The UK Telegraph reports....

In the well-known original image, Churchill makes a "V" shaped symbol with his fingers – while gripping a cigar in the corner of his mouth.

But in a reproduction of the picture, hanging over the main entrance to a London museum celebrating the wartime leader, he has been made into a non-smoker through the use of image-altering techniques.

Here is the full view of original
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1 comment:

  1. Phil,

    Isn't it true that the famous 'scowling Churchill' photo resulted from the photographer taking away Churchill's sizeable stoagie without asking?

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