This is a portrait of Emma Bates, represented in the style of a superhero. It’s from a fundraiser of commissioned portraits called “Everyday Superheroes” by cartoonist Sasha Matthews. The idea was to celebrate real people, doing what they love in life, by drawing them in the form of superheroes.

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Sasha notes: “This one was commissioned by Pat Bates to celebrate her daughter Emma. Emma loves science, reading, and traveling.” Senator Kamala Harris asks how it got started:

For each portrait, Sasha was told the profession or personal interests of the subject, and received a photograph to use as a reference. Altogether “Everyday Superheroes” raised $11,635.83 for the ACLU. Sasha received a New York City Council Citation and was named to Crain’s “20 Under 20.”