Sorel's pen mightier than a sword.(Metropolitan Times)(Life Times)

From: The Washington Times | Date: July 16, 1999| Author: Geracimos, Ann | Copyright information

Graphic artist Edward Sorel is asked if he will pose bare-chested to mimic the self-portrait featured on the jacket cover of his 1997 book of drawings, "Unauthorized Portraits."

A bemused Mr. Sorel refuses, drawing the line, so to speak, at excessive exhibitionism. But he doesn't mind posturing.

Instantly, he assumes the same arrogant stance and expression as the one he gives himself in the portrait. There he is, surrounded by several U.S. presidents, who...

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