I LIVE BECAUSE THEY LIVED

  • Rosanna Keyser

    Mom (1939-2000)

  • Gene Barretta Sr.

    Dad (1932-2008)

  • Nanie & Grandad

    Rose Marie Giordano (1915-2009) Paul Giordano (1915-2000)

  • Grandmom & Grandpop

    Joseph Barretta (1904-1966) Anna Barretta (1904-1990)

  • Leonardo Da Vinci

    Renaissance Man (1452-1519)

  • Charles M. Schulz

    Cartoonist/Author (1922-2000)

  • Fred Rogers

    Children’s TV Host/Educator (1928-2003)

  • Andrew Wyeth

    Painter (1917-2009)

  • Lillian Gish

    Actress (1893-1993)

  • John Lennon

    Musician (1940-1980)

  • George Harrison

    Musician (1943-2001)

  • Walt Disney

    Animator/ Filmmaker/Innovator (1901-1966)

  • Jim Henson

    Puppeteer/Filmmaker (1936-1990)

  • Francois Truffaut

    Filmmaker (1932-1984)

  • Benjamin Franklin

    Inventor/Scientist/Printer/Statesman (1706-1790)

  • George Washington Carver

    Scientist/Agriculturalist (1864-1943)

  • Vaughn Bodē

    Underground Cartoonist (1941-1975)

  • Ernie Kovacs

    TV Pioneer/Actor (1919-1962)

  • Federico Fellini

    Filmmaker (1920-1993)

  • Muhammad Ali

    Boxer/Civil-Rights Activist, Philanthropist (1942-2016)

  • David Bowie

    Musician/Actor (1947-2016)

  • Annie Sullivan

    Helen Keller’s Teacher/Companion (1866-1936)

  • Gene London

    Children’s TV Host/Fashion Designer/Movie Fashion Collector

  • Charles Chaplin

    Filmmaker/Actor (1889-1977)

  • Joseph Campbell

    Mythologist/Author (1904-1987)

  • Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss)

    Author/Illustrator !1904-1991)

  • Mort Drucker

    Artist/Caricaturist (1929-2020)