[Elvis Presley Before Retouching to Simulate G. I. Haircut]
In 1957 the U.S. Army announced that Elvis Presley had been drafted for military service. To simulate what the pop idol would look like with the standard G.I. haircut, a retoucher at the United Press news agency used an airbrush to trim his trademark pompadour and sideburns, revealing a rather misshapen version of the future Private Presley.
Artwork Details
- Title: [Elvis Presley Before Retouching to Simulate G. I. Haircut]
- Artist: Unknown (American)
- Person in Photograph: Elvis Presley (American, 1935–1977)
- Date: 1956–57
- Medium: Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions: Image: 22.2 x 16.8 cm (8 3/4 x 6 5/8 in.)
Frame: 47 x 57.2 cm (18 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.) (Framed with 2011.192) - Classification: Photographs
- Credit Line: Twentieth-Century Photography Fund, 2011
- Object Number: 2011.191
- Curatorial Department: Photographs
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