My Oppenheimer Obsession

Okay, so maybe I drew J. Robert Oppenheimer a bit too much this last year. I made stickers, an online t-shirt shop. It’s gotten a little out of control. As an artist, he is just really interesting to draw…

Recently, my husband and I got the opportunity to meet Kai Bird, author of American Prometheus–the book that Christopher Nolen’s movie, “Oppenheimer” is based on. I gave Kai some of my stickers, and my colleague blurted out, "I actually think she has a crush on Oppenheimer."

I went on to tell Kai that I might have mentioned once or twice to my husband "Can you have a crush on a dead person?" while sketching Oppie.

Apparently Oppenheimer's magnetism lives on... ha. 

I introduced my husband to Kai, who is a physicist, and Kai signed my book:

To Ian and Brenda,

Who know the physics and the men!

Kai Bird June 20, 2023

Now, it’s the day before the movie comes out. I have been in Oppenheimer mode for months now, and looking forward to seeing how all once again, this figure is once again portrayed and interpreted!