A family portrait for the ages

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An assembly of French artist Elisabeth Daynes' reconstructions serves as a "family portrait" for living and extinct hominids. Two australopiths, nicknamed Lucy and Lucien, are in the foreground at right. A representation of the first Homo species to leave Africa raises a rock in the foreground at left. A Neanderthal family is in the far background, and Homo sapiens is represented by the bearded figure stretching out his left hand in the background at right.


A family portrait for the ages
Alan Boyle says: French artist Elisabeth Daynes is known for her reconstructions of our long-dead cousins, ranging from Lucy the australopith to a Neanderthal family to the "real face" of Tutankhamun, Egypt's boy-king. Now she's won the Lanzendorf PaleoArt Prize for bringing those age-old cousins to life through her sculptures.

The PaleoArt Prize, one of the top honors for artwork related to paleontology, was established in 1999 by art collector John J. Lanzendorf. This year's prize was awarded to Daynes at the annual meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology in Pittsburgh. The artist was born in the south of France, began her career as a theater makeup artist and has been creating "hyper-realistic" reconstructions of ancient creatures for more than 20 years.

The photo above gathers many of Daynes' masterpieces together for a group portrait. To learn more about the figures, check out the Atelier Daynes website, and particularly the "Reconstructions" gallery.

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[Jamastiene]

1. I think I've seen the guy to the right in the picture,

the one in the back there, striking a pose.

I think I've seen the one in the middle row on the left too.

[xchrom]

2. i dated at least three of them.

there are times i haven't been very picky.

[trusty elf]

3. The one in the back on the left looks familiar, too.

[Jamastiene]

9. Good one.

:spray:

[left is right]

4. I think the little gi;r in the back right of center (not referring to her politics)

goes to my grandson’s day care

[Scuba]

5. Isn't the woman in the back-center Christine O'Donnell?

[CanonRay]

6. You won't be seeing this at the Creationist Museum anytime soon!

[JohnnyLib2]

7. LOL! The prank possibilities are there..........

[tabatha]

8. Hopefully those who do not believe in evolution

will see this.

[JitterbugPerfume]

10. is this a TeaParty rally?