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Smiling Ned 

Bill Denheld
Hi all, I have been working on a page for Ned's death mask. 

Thought you would be interested to see my latest images of a copy modelled on the original death mask. I was so taken at seeing the original at the Outlawed exhibition that I set forth to recreate a corrected version. In my 'twohuts' website story 10, revolves around my theory that the original rope around the neck plaster cast we are all familiar with may have been a fabrication to make Ned look like a *criminal thug. 

Taking away the thick necked thuggish look we actually see a young Ned with a smile on his face. As easy as it is to make him smile, funny how -if you want too, you can also make someone look bad.

*I stand to be corrected but I would like some further input about the history of the deathmask. Has anyone read any documentation on this subject ? If the School of Anatomy at Melbourne Uni have the original, then all others after that could be fabrications with added hangmans noose marks on Ned's neck and for display in the worst possible light.

For those willing to exercise their eye muscles, the images are in stereo 3D , go to my new front page www.ironicon.com.au when there go to 'twohuts' website. see Story 10. 
Any assistance would be good.
Thanks, Bill 




Sharon in the USA
Bill, I have to say that you do have a very keen sense of observation! This may have no bearing on the rope marks aspect, but I am curious to know, given your great interest in the death mask itself, whether or not you have tried to contact Mr. Ogleby at Melb. Uni who helped the State Library create the 3-D computer image of the mask or with Mr. Frith who had done those 20 plaster casts of it you had alluded to on your site previously? Also, you spoke of the attempt to make Ned to appear more thuggish and present the representation of his visage in the worst possible light, that reminds me of one of our American news magazines during the O.J. Simpson murder trial. The magazine did a touch up and darkened his skin quite considerably in the photo for their cover (presumably to make him appear more thuggish to the American public too!) and that created a great deal of controversary at the time! 
Sharon 






MarianM 
Sadly, Bill, this damn computer doesn't bring up your 3D shots. As for smiling Ned, in a dull moment several years ago I cut and pasted a shot of the lower half of the death mask over the last portrait of Ned and the result was quite startling, if rather amateurish. Under that big bushy lose-yourself-in-it beard was quite a sweet little face. He certainly was the son of his mother. 
Marian