George Widener, Savant artist

March 14, 2005 6:30 PM

30 years of Sundays in the 23rd century. Magic Time Square of all Fridays. Magic Square portrait of Queen Victoria. A few pieces from the web site of Savant artist George Widener, whose extraordinary memory, drawing skill and calendar calculating abilities have "only recently come to public notice." Found via Dr. Darold Treffert's fascinating Savant Syndrome site, with tons of info that raises compelling questions. [previous Savant-related MeFi threads]
posted by mediareport (3 comments total)

This Wired article from MeFite digaman, originally posted in this thread, is worth noting in particular.
posted by mediareport at 6:34 PM on March 14, 2005

Thanks for this, mediareport: I particularly like Widener's drawing of the Titanic, and these cityscapes.
posted by misteraitch at 5:22 AM on March 15, 2005

this is great stuff. thanks mediareport.
posted by joedan at 4:47 PM on March 15, 2005