Nothing in this famous "painting" is what it seems.

[catbyte]

[AndyS]

1. All well and good BUT

is it a 'real photograph'?

[ShazzieB]

3. Yes, it started out as a "real" photograph.

The video makes that quite clear.

[AndyS]

4. That was a bit of tongue in cheek commentary 😁

over some recent controversy.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

5. I got the joke.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Very cool video! Thank you, my dear catbyte, for sharing it. n/t

[Grumpy Old Guy]

6. It's a shame that he only felt the need to give the guy five bucks!

Granted, five bucks in those days was actually worth something, but the photographer's family is still making money off the image. Perhaps the model's life might have been different if he was able to share more of the proceeds.

[catbyte]

7. Yeah, I thought that was kinda sleazy of the photographer, too.