DON’T MISTAKE BLEMISHES FOR SINS
Someone took the time to analyze the faces of 90 famous people who had been photgraphed by Yousoff Karsh and included in his book, The Faces of Greatness. According to the study, 70 of the men who posed for Karsh were physically unattractive — 35 had moles, wens, and warts; 13 had noticeable freckles or liver spots; 20 had obvious traces of acne or other pimples; 2 had highly visible scars. These blemishes did not deter them. Picasso, the renowned painter; Thornton Wilder, the great playwright; Richard Rogers, the composer of South Pacific and other musicals; Christian Dior, the honored designer — all had imperfections that were obvious to the world. What might have embarrassed lesser men just added character when they posed before the ever- truthful lens of the portraitist. On The Upbeat
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