“THE YOUNG RUSSIAN GRAND DUCHESS”
by IoannessFroebenius, ©2020, blogging at Froebelgalleries
(Jan. 25, 2020) — WGXC.ORG (90.7 FM, Hudson, New York) on Monday 20 January 2020 was the venue for an in-depth discussion and interview with the widow of Mr. Bob Schmitt, an expert in visual face recognition, whose 2D/3D analyses were instrumental in determining the true identity of aka “Evgenia Smetisko” as Grand Duchess Anastasia Nicholaevna Romanov, buried now, perhaps temporarily, in an upstate New York Russian Orthodox Monastery.
Mrs. Schmitt delves into Bob’s role in the development of technology of biometric visual face recognition. In addition to Anastasia Romanov, Mrs. Schmitt, describes her husband’s role in authenticating the oldest known image of a young Abraham Lincoln while detailing the case of Jesse James, who seems to have also avoided the grave, living under an assumed name in plain sight, much as aka “Evgenia Smetisko” did until her death in 1997.
Froebel Gallery artist, Barbara Green, nee Kur/Korr, sent in a statement detailing how the study of Mr. Schmitt’s 2D and 3D analyses had changed her from a skeptic into a believer that Anastasia Romanov had survived living under the guise of “Evgenia Smetisko/Eugenia Smith.” From the study of these analyses and historical photos of the young Russian grand duchess, Mrs. Green was inspired to paint a monumental portrait of HIH Grand Duchess Anastasia Nicholaevna Romanov, as an adult in court costume.
Broadcast begins at 0:41:30 until program ends at 2:00:00