I was rummaging through some file folders on a lazy summer afternoon. This item presented itself to my attention. Caricatures of the staff members en masse at the junior high school where I taught in the early seventies.
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I have split the drawing for closer detail of the culprits. Those who cannot pick me correctly from this crowd do not know me. (Even though I was forty-something years younger then.)
Melissa-Guidance; Bill-VP; Steve-Health PE; John-Art; Esther-Math; Gail-English; Jerry-History; vanilla-Math; Jan-Lib; CJ-SS; Blanche-Eng; Gordie-English; Wretha-Choral music; Dorothy-SpEd
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I amazed myself by identifying, all these many years later, as many as I did!
David-IA; Barb-Lit; Parker-SS; David-SS; Josephine-Home Ec; John-Science; Charlie-Prin; Phil-History; Sue-Home Ec; Charles-Instr Music; Rebecca-Art (She who is responsible for this); Steven-Ag; Don-Sci; Mary Ann-English; Ellie-Health PE; Peggy SpEd
If I've misidentified anyone, they'll never know it anyway. I know that ten of these people have left this vale of toil and tears. I believe but five of the remaining ones still live in this community. (I have now attached names to the picture. Would have saved me a lot of time and mental gymnastics had I done it forty years ago. And the certainty would have been nearer 100%.)
10 comments:
This is great! I've got to post the couple pages I found of the doodles I made in class in the 10th (I think) grade. No teacher caricatures, well, just one, but lots of stuff sketched while bored.
What a treasure, and what a walk back into time! I recognize those fashions...
Did you ever show this to them? That is fabulous!!
Hmmm....which one is Vanilla??? ;)
So...You drew this? Pretty nifty...
Very cool. This art teacher was obviously a lot of fun. (And I know which one is you.)
Lin is teasing. You are very easy to spot in that crowd.
Jim, looking forward to seeing your doodles!
Shelly, "fashions," indeed. I can't believe either my clothing or my hair style back then. And I wasn't the only dork.
Lin, I believe each staffer got a copy. You are kidding, as Chuck said.
Grace, oh, no, no. I like to sketch with my pencil, but I'm no artist. The art teacher did this one.
Vee, really? You think you can pick me from the lineup?
Chuck, hard to deny. Caricaturists typically exaggerate some identifying characteristic and play on that; and Becky did that in this case.
OH, I got you right away. This is a really cute remembrance.
Maybe I should try something like this. The simple line drawing is kinda my style.
Sharkey, it is a fun thing to have. Perhaps you could do stuff like that. Caricaturists always have subjects to work with.
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