Teacher: Dorsey Sammataro

School: Chattahoochee High School, Johns Creek, GA

Excerpt from artist’s Impact Statement: "Instead of showing him in a typical archetypal image of hero, I chose to put him in an ordinary costume as a way to show his grass-root character and his sense of liberty in pursuing his goal that can even be reflected from the way he dresses himself."

Read the artist's Impact Statement.

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