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“The Naked Emperor”

"The Naked Emperor"
“The Naked Emperor” — “The Naked Emperor,” by Edward von Lõngus, on an Aberdeen wall.

I photographed this version of “The Naked Emperor” in Aberdeen, Scotland, but I understand that the figure is found in many European cities. The artist signs his work, “Edward von Lõngus,”which I understand is a pseudonym meant to hide his real identity, in the Banksy tradition. I made the photograph along a very old, narrow street in an area of Aberdeen where there is a lot of other street art.

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