One Replica Emperor Norton Bill
By Giania • Apr 20th, 2008 at 8:18 pm • Category: Art| Hot: |  |  | | | |
As promised!
Props for making this happen go to:
- Wikipedia entry on Emperor Norton
- Brusheezy
- Dr. Hypercube, for once again rising to the challenge!
and of course…
Clicking on the image above will produce the full-size version, which is 1000×400. The signature is less authentic than I would like, but I haven’t the capabilities to render a more genuine signature at the present. (And quite frankly that’s for the best, it makes the odds of my signature being ripped off slightly less if it’s not an accurate replica. I guess.)
You may note that this is made out directly to Dr. Hypercube, which in this instance makes it more of a check than a readily exchangeable monetary unit. However, since currency is by and large simply a made up notion, I see no harm in this.
I told my father about Emperor Norton in December, and my father is now enamored by the man. He even went on a pilgrimage with his girlfriend to visit his grave.