![]() ![]() Irina Guicciardini Strozzi, the 15th great granddaughter of Lisa del Giocondo. The relatives of historically significant people are, for the most part, out of the spotlight, but as the photographer notes, their ancestors’ “DNA is walking down the street.” Titled The Descendants, the project is a visual excavation of Western history that questions what remains after generations pass. president enslaved and forced to bear his children, a story that’s long been left out of historical narratives. LaNier’s photograph is particularly significant, though, because he’s the sixth-great grandson of Jefferson and Sally Hemmings, who the third U.S. The Houston news anchor was participating in an ongoing series by British photographer Drew Gardner that recreates photographs, paintings, and other images of historical figures by styling their descendants in similar garb. To prepare for a recent portrait, Shannon LaNier pulled a black coat over his head and wrapped a thick, layered collar around his neck, a costume to match what Thomas Jefferson wore in an iconic 18th-century painting. All images © Drew Gardner, shared with permission ![]() Shannon LaNier, Jefferson’s sixth-great grandson. Thomas Jefferson, by Rembrandt Peale, 1800.
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