Smithsonian 3-D Portrait of President Barack Obama, First African-American U.S. President
Title
Smithsonian 3-D Portrait of President Barack Obama, First African-American U.S. President
Subject
Description
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.
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.
Creator
Smithsonian-led Team of 3-D Digital Imaging Specialists
Date
12/02/2014
Source
Sources: Newsdesk.
Author: Günter Waibel, Director, Digitization Program Office, Office of the Chief Information Officer
Author: Günter Waibel, Director, Digitization Program Office, Office of the Chief Information Officer
Relation
Newsroom of the Smithsonian. Digitization Program Office.
Rights
Smithsonian Institution
Publisher
Smithsonian Institution
Contributor
Smithsonian-led Team of 3-D Digital Imaging Specialists
Format
Sculpture
Language
English
Type
Artwork
Identifier
Elected Office
Coverage
Historic
Files
Collection
Reference
Smithsonian-led Team of 3-D Digital Imaging Specialists, Smithsonian 3-D Portrait of President Barack Obama, First African-American U.S. President, Smithsonian Institution, 12/02/2014
Cite As
Smithsonian-led Team of 3-D Digital Imaging Specialists, “Smithsonian 3-D Portrait of President Barack Obama, First African-American U.S. President,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed April 20, 2024, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/93.