Posted on 02/20/2006 9:46:42 AM PST by FormerACLUmember
George Washington is known as the father of our country, but he might also have been the original American hunk.
The History Channel decided to try to figure out what the first president looked like. A team of artists, anthropologists and forensic scientists used cutting-edge technology to reconstruct Washington's looks. The result was a whole new look for a familiar figure.
"The most difficult part of the challenge in a way was morphing backwards when there are no images of the 19-year-old," said recreation team member, Ivan Schwartz. "Our 19-year-old mystery man — the man who would become leader of the country."
The team recreated Washington at age 57 when he was president; at age 45 when he commanded troops in the Revolutionary War and as a teenage surveyor.
The three life-size figures will be displayed in the new $95-million museum and education center in Washington's home, Mount Vernon, which is scheduled to open in October.
A Real Person
"When we ask people they say, 'Well Washington was great, but he's stiff, he's formal, he wears that white wig, he's got bad teeth,' " said James Rees, the executive director of Mount Vernon, which is located outside the nation's capital. "He's a darn good looking guy. And you're going to be shocked, I think, to see Washington looking like a movie star."
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I thought he looked alot like Kelsey Grammer.
The way these 'studeis' usually seem turn out I'm surprised that someone isn't saying he was really african american.
Happy Presidents Day!!!
A little too Sean Penn, don't you think?
That's pretty cool...
Hey big man, lemme hold a dollar!
He is a good looking dude. Not that I am gay. Not that there is anything wrong with that, as they say on Seinfeld.
That picture absolutely freaks me out!
Now that they've publicized his image, when can we start the rioting?
He invented George Washington.
How dare anyone portray the sainted image of George Washington.
It is blasphemy to show any image of the great founder of our country.
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We're talking about George Washington, not Orson Welles.
LOL! That was my first thought, "Don't tell me..."
Necrophile.
He sure likes a hunk the way he was sculpted at the Smithsonian. They literally made him look like a Greek God.
What Did George Washington Look Like?
Well, according to Martha, the Washington Monument is an identical replica! Only she and a few female slaves would know, of course.
>. Necrophile.<<
"Not that there's anything wrong with that."
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