Today’s sketch was a tiger toy from the Houston Zoo, belly-up like he wanted a tummy rub and a bad decision.
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97. Queen Nefertiti: Beauty, Power, and Mystique
Queen Nefertiti Nefertiti ruled beside the sun, and then vanished into antiquity. Her discovery and beauty sparked a 20th-century political firestorm.
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96. Deer Hide: Primitive Chemistry and the Quiet Art of Not Dying
Deer Hide Today’s random object was a toy deer hide from the Powhatan Indian or Frontier set. Four poles, a rectangle of pretend skin, and more ancient chemistry than most folks want to think about before breakfast.
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95. Lucy the Australopithecus aferensis
Australopithecus Skull Today’s random object was the “essence of” an Australopithecus skull, modeled after the famous fossil known as Lucy.
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94. JFK Bust: Legend and Legacy
JFK bust from Safari Ltd Today’s random object was a toy bust of John F. Kennedy. While I sketched, we talked about what made Kennedy’s presidency so striking.
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