Original - Haile Selassie I, c. 1923. A defining figure in
Ethiopian and
African history, Selassie was
Ethiopia's regent from 1916 to 1930 and
Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He is also the religious symbol for God incarnate among the
Rastafari movement, which had an estimated million adherents in 2000.Unrestored version for comparison
Reason
High-quality formal portrait of an important figure in African history and in the Rastafari movement. I did a really long restoration job to get rid of all the scratches, blotches, etc. Comments/suggestions on the restoration are welcome.
Support. Slightly out of focus, but the encyclopedic value is very high.
Mostlyharmless (
talk) 00:25, 18 August 2008 (UTC)reply
Support per
User:Mostlyharmless. It's nice to see a photo of the youthful H.S. -- you mostly see mature or old-age images. Thanks,
Pete Tillman (
talk) 03:16, 18 August 2008 (UTC)reply
Comment Can we get any more information on where this was taken? or other information...
grenグレン 05:43, 18 August 2008 (UTC)reply
Original - Haile Selassie I, c. 1923. A defining figure in
Ethiopian and
African history, Selassie was
Ethiopia's regent from 1916 to 1930 and
Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He is also the religious symbol for God incarnate among the
Rastafari movement, which had an estimated million adherents in 2000.Unrestored version for comparison
Reason
High-quality formal portrait of an important figure in African history and in the Rastafari movement. I did a really long restoration job to get rid of all the scratches, blotches, etc. Comments/suggestions on the restoration are welcome.
Support. Slightly out of focus, but the encyclopedic value is very high.
Mostlyharmless (
talk) 00:25, 18 August 2008 (UTC)reply
Support per
User:Mostlyharmless. It's nice to see a photo of the youthful H.S. -- you mostly see mature or old-age images. Thanks,
Pete Tillman (
talk) 03:16, 18 August 2008 (UTC)reply
Comment Can we get any more information on where this was taken? or other information...
grenグレン 05:43, 18 August 2008 (UTC)reply