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6.50" x 8.00"
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6.50" x 8.00"
Pinhead Friends -- Portrait of 2 Developmentally Disabled Men Canvas Print
by Jayne Somogy
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Pinhead Friends -- Portrait of 2 Developmentally Disabled Men canvas print by Jayne Somogy. Bring your artwork to life with the texture and depth of a stretched canvas print. Your image gets printed onto one of our premium canvases and then stretched on a wooden frame of 1.5" x 1.5" stretcher bars (gallery wrap) or 5/8" x 5/8" stretcher bars (museum wrap). Your canvas print will be delivered to you "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
Design Details
This picture depicts the sweet friendship between two men who are afflicted with microcephaly, a neurological disorder where the head and brain are... more
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Artist's Description
This picture depicts the sweet friendship between two men who are afflicted with microcephaly, a neurological disorder where the head and brain are abnormally small. This is the disorder that is caused by the Zika Virus when it infects pregnant women. These individuals sometimes are developmentally disabled and in the early part of the 20th century they were referred to as "pinheads" and often employed as "freaks" in sideshows. However, the sideshow gave them a purpose in life and the sideshow folk often became their surrogate family. And yes, these ARE MEN; most likely they were dressed that way due to incontinence. One of my artistic goals is to present and preserve history by portraying anonymous or famous figures from current or past times that typify their particular culture and time in history.
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About Jayne Somogy
I create whimsical, graphic, stylized, often Asian-inspired & sometimes jeweled or embellished interpretations of people, animals, ethnic subjects, objects/still lifes. Art, like life, should SPARKLE! I sign my work 'SOMOGYI' the ethnically-correct version of my Hungarian surname, and I often incorporate my signature into the design of the art itself. I earned a degree in theater from the U. of Wisconsin, an additional degree, summa cum laude, in fashion design from FIDM/Los Angeles, and turned to creating art seriously in 2014 upon retiring from jobs in office administration and free time spent dancing, singing and acting. I have a passion for the exotic--music, dance, food, people--and for exploring other cultures and eras, which is...
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David Neace
Congratulations, your work is featured on the homepage of "Created by Southern Artists
Jayne Somogy replied:
David, I appreciate the feature!
Ethos Lambousa
Excellent work
Jayne Somogy replied:
Thank you so much--VERY much appreciated (especially since my son always makes fun of this painting)!
Michel Verhoef
This is really touching !! It feels as a dedication or tribute !!
Jayne Somogy replied:
I'm so glad you get it, Michel--that was exactly my intention.
Lyric Lucas
Congratulations, your creative and unique art work is featured in the "Out Of The Ordinary 1 a day" group!
Jayne Somogy replied:
Thank you so much for the feature!