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The portraits of President Barack Obama were created based on data collected by a Smithsonian-led team of 3-D digital imaging specialists and include a digital and 3-D printed bust and life mask. It took the team a little over 7 minutes from the time President Obama entered the room to finish the data capture for the first presidential 3D Portrait using 21st century technology.
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Smithsonian 3-D Portrait of President Barack Obama, First African-American U.S. President
People have always sought to document their leaders with the best technology available in their time, and the Smithsonian collects the results of these efforts as bust, paintings and photographs in the National Portrait Gallery. This 3D Portrait added a new genre to the ever-evolving modalities for presidential portraiture.
The portraits of President Barack Obama were created based on data collected by a Smithsonian-led team of 3-D digital imaging specialists and include a digital and 3-D printed bust and life mask. It took the team a little over 7 minutes from the time President Obama entered the room to finish the data capture for the first presidential 3D Portrait using 21st century technology.
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Smithsonian-led Team of 3-D Digital Imaging Specialists