In the last couple of months the National Portrait Gallery held virtual writing workshops that drew inspiration from the Portrait Gallery's online exhibition.
This month's focus was P.T. Barnum, a complicated and controversial showman who lived from 1810-1891.
The class began with showing a portrait of P.T. Barnum. We were given three prompts for the writing assignment:
1.) Write about P.T. Barnum;
2.) Write about circus life; or
3.) Write the process of creating the portrait of P.T. Barnum.
It was interesting to hear the other participants sharing their writings. I selected #2. Below is the portrait and the beginning of my story.
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| Portrait of P.T. Barnum taken by Mathew Brady |
