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Beautiful Portraits Bear Witness to Death

Deathbed portraits pay homage to the dead and inform our understanding of what it is to be alive

In today’s youth-obsessed culture, the twin subjects of aging and death are largely taboo. Although attitudes are changing, many people whose loved ones are dying hold on to the belief that it’s best to remember the person, “as they were … Continue reading

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