Portraits of a Regional Election

They put the temporary, scaffold-and-tin poster walls back up in my neighborhood just in time to feature advertising for the regional elections. Three inch holes are bored into the sidewalk, with rubber plugs for the off-season. Overnight, they can pop the plugs and throw up the walls clean and ready to be weighted with soon-flaking layers of advertising.

The other day, I was amused that as time, rains and passersby have swept past, the portraits on the political posters have been “enhanced”.

Isn’t this one “Art with a capital A”, all on its own!? It’s my favorite.

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Somehow, “bellezza” – beauty – seems an appropriate headline for this dandy.

And, side-by-side, this man was fortunate to have two renditions of his portrait.

The word showing through the peeled section below – “vincere” – means “to win”. Hmm. Subtle.

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