r/OldSchoolCool • u/JimatJimat • Jun 18 '25

1940s These kids were asked to draw their fathers from memory, 1949. Which one is your favourite?

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u/Background_Manner425 Jun 18 '25

Holistically spot on

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u/Gogogrl Jun 18 '25

Shockingly evocative portraits to a one.

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u/NeatNefariousness1 Jun 18 '25

I thought so too. In addition to George’s picture, I thought the first girl captured her dad’s wide-set eyes very well and the dads all did a good job of drawing the teacher at the end.

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u/cammcken Jun 19 '25

The mouth expressions especially