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My brother in 1955 at age 18, proving that the practice of teenagers taking pictures of themselves predates digital cameras and the Internet. This was in the bedroom he and I shared from about 1953-58. The little child's table and chair set at the left is what served as my "desk" at the time. Since I always had it piled high with junk like that, if I ever wanted to actually do anything like draw, I'd go downstairs and use either the cocktail or dining room table, set up a card table or just plunk down on the living room floor. My brother labeled this (introspective? vacant? chimerical?) self-portait Ektachrome simply, "Me." View full size.
tterace, it's clear to me that you and your brother would have been the inspiration for Salinger's Seymour and Buddy Glass if you two had been born about twenty years earlier. Your description of this photo is spot-on to the description of the brothers' room in "Franny and Zooey."
Can I say how much I enjoy your photographs -- keep them coming.
He does seem to exude a hint of Andy Warhol.
Having seen photos of him with his pretty wife, I'd have to say he certainly improved with age.
Vastly.
Rean asked for a shot of him today. He's on the left in my comment here.
To see a pic of him now!!
Great picture, thanks for sharing.
He's wearing Ira Glass's glasses!
Could have been Ambrose Monk, as well!
Janeane Garofalo (not meant as an insult to your fine and worthy brother).
I thought that was Elvis Costello for a moment.
That definitely looks like a web cam pic with the monitor glowing in his glasses. Even his style is a bit alternative/indie. I never would have guessed it was from 1955 without the caption. Timeless!
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