My wonderful cousin Larry- eldest son of my wonderful Uncle Pat and Aunt Helen- god how I loved them-and they loved each other- it was a house of pure love- we had all our holidays there- overlooking the Hudson River- in Dobbs Ferry - the grand room with its 30 ft ceilings and grand piano painted gold- my cousin Larry was gifted- much much smarter than his counter parts but couldn't really sell himself well- he died a broken man- feeling that he was a total failure- his ridiculous family never saw the pain he was in- always thought he was so "positive" - his death at only 60- broke my heart in so many pieces I have not counted them yet-
Portrait photographs and paintings of our loved ones and ancestors.
Before photos we had paintings of family members - most usually these were reserved for the well off. The era of modern photography began with the daguerreotype, in 1839. Since the advent of photogr...