My name is Danielle Gentile and I am currently enrolled in my senior semester at SUNY New Paltz, New York. I am working on a senior project which explores how forensic artists view their work and how it is viewed by the public more broadly. I hope you will take a few minutes to answer a few questions that I have formulated that would really help my research project. I am currently looking into pursuing a career in forensic art and would greatly appreciate your knowledge and insight.

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* 1. Please tell me about your field of work in forensic art. What do you do? Who do you work for and collaborate with?

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* 2. What led you to work in a career in forensic art?

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* 3. What formal training or licensing did you pursue to work in forensic art?

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* 4. Do you view your work as scientific? An art form? Both? Or neither? How is your work viewed by artists and scientists? What are your broader thoughts on this?

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* 5. How do you understand the relationship between forensic art and the field of anthropology?

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* 6. How significant do you think the limitations are of forensic art’s ability to accurately reconstruct soft tissue and areas such as the lips, nose, and ears?

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* 7. Is the concept of race useful to you in your work as a forensic artist? How so?

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* 8. What do you think major uses/benefits are for forensic artists?

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* 9. Now that you have personal experience working as a forensic artist would you have pursued this career if given another chance?

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