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Boston Globe: "The secret lives of Shelby Hewitt"

June 04, 2024

Illustrations for a fascinating story by Patricia Wen in the Boston Globe Magazine about a Massachusetts state social worker posing as a student in three public schools.

The series of illustrations began as rough sketches exploring a narrative diverging portrait drawing for the cover and key story moments based on the article for the spreads.

An unexpectedly tricky drawing detail was approaching the portrait/likenesses in a way that they were representational of person as well as distinctly different personas. Thanks to AD Maura Intemann

Tags: illustration, editorial, BostonGlobe, owenfreeman, truecrime, portraiture
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