The Original Richard McMahan

The Original Richard McMahan

Imitation. Inspiration.

2016 · 21 min · Documentary

The multi-talented outsider artist Richard McMahan is on a quest to painstakingly re-create thousands of famous and not-so-famous paintings and artifacts–in miniature.

Directed by Olympia Stone

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