IMAGE MANAGEMENT
Image Management and Politicians
Most people associate image management and the visual packaging of politicians with the rise of television.
The Visual Packaging of Abraham Lincoln
The visual packaging of politicians, however, dates back to the midnineteenth century and the invention of the photograph. Abraham Lincoln's election chances were visibly enhanced in 1860 by an impressive-looking campaign photograph doctored by the prominent New York photographer Matthew Brady.
Lincoln, a gangly man with a protruding Adam's apple and deeply furrowed face, was less than photogenic. So, Brady modified Lincoln's appearance with a couple of photographic tricks and retouched the print to remove his harsh facial lines. The embellished photograph ...
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