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Jennie Rothenburg Gritz

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Descendants of Black Civil War Heroes Wear Their Heritage With Pride

A bold new photographic project asks modern-day Americans to recreate portraits of their 19th-century ancestors in painstakingly accurate fashion.

by Jennie Rothenburg Gritz via Smithsonian on December 13, 2023
Behind 'Oklahoma!' Lies the Remarkable Story of a Gay Cherokee Playwright

Lynn Riggs wrote the play that served as the basis of the hit 1943 musical.

by Jennie Rothenburg Gritz via Smithsonian on March 30, 2023
These Portraits Revisit the Legacies of Famous Americans

Photographer Drew Gardner painstakingly recreates the images with the notable figures' descendants.

by Jennie Rothenburg Gritz via Smithsonian on July 7, 2020

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