Arnold Dorsey, Funeral Director



Photo Title

Arnold Dorsey, Funeral Director

Photographer/Creator

Bill Wax

Collection

Publisher

Gainesville Sun

Caption/Description

Arnold Dorsey says he must be both scientist and artist to prepare a body for an open-casket. Dorsey prepares the face for viewing with flesh color skin tint and Mary Kay cosmetics. Where death is a part of life, neighborhood children seem accustomed to the sight of bodies being wheeled about. Dorsey escorts Teresa Williams to her brother's gravesite.

Citation

Bill Wax, "Arnold Dorsey, Funeral Director," in POYi Archive, Item #10159, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/10159 (accessed March 28, 2024).

Date Added

07.04.2008