| August 9, 2006 |
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Tall, Slim & Erect
While  browsing in a flea market several years ago, Alex Forman came across a box of little plastic men. The gentlemen, all 2" tall and exquisitely dressed, made up an uninterrupted set of American presidents from George Washington to Richard Nixon. Alex was struck by how "even in miniature, their gestures belied attitudes of entitlement; their poses, perfect public bearing." He set out to capture their photographic likenesses, and the results challenge the presidential veneer of control. The images are often dark and moody. Shadows play across the men's faces. In some cases, they appear to be clenching their fists. Alex paired the portraits with brief, well-crafted glimpses into each man's character. Here are three of our favorite excerpts... - Thomas Jefferson: "A gangling, freckled, hazel-eyed redhead, he was a sloucher and a lounger."
- Woodrow Wilson: "Wilson's handshake was described as a ten-cent pickled mackerel in brown paper."
- Harry S. Truman: "Truman always drove too fast."
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