RonaldReagan Ronald Reagan Hologram Portrait Hans I. Bjelkhagen Hansholo Consulting Ltd 1

RonaldReagan The Portrait was Recorded in California The recording of the Ronald Reagan hologram was arranged close to his ranch in California. The Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara was selected. Equipment from HOLICON in Chicago was sent to Santa Barbara and a studio was installed at the institute. 2

RonaldReagan Brooks Institute of Photography Montecito Campus, 801 Alston Road, Santa Barbara, California 3

RonaldReagan Brooks Institute of Photography The holographic pulsed laser setup was installed in this building 4

RonaldReagan The Roland Reagan Hologram Portrait RR arrives at Brooks Institute of Photography on May 24,

RonaldReagan The Roland Reagan Hologram Portrait RR arrives at the recording studio meeting Ernest H. Brooks II and the holography team 6

RonaldReagan The Roland Reagan Hologram Portrait RR gets the makeup necessary for the recording of the master hologram 7

RonaldReagan The Roland Reagan Hologram Portrait The ruby laser used for the portrait recording provided by HOLICON 8

RonaldReagan The Roland Reagan Hologram Portrait The recording setup with RR, Hans Bjelkhagen and Ernest H. Brooks II 9

RonaldReagan The Roland Reagan Hologram Portrait Fred Untherseher in the bathroom darkroom 10

RonaldReagan The Roland Reagan Hologram Portrait RR looking at the laser-illuminated master hologram portrait 11

RonaldReagan The Roland Reagan Hologram Portrait The white-light reflection hologram portrait 12

RonaldReagan The Roland Reagan Hologram Portrait Penn Stallard, Michel Marhic, RR and RR demonstrating how he was Hans Bjelkhagen at the reception acting in his early movies 13

RonaldReagan The Roland Reagan Hologram Portrait RR leaving Brooks Institute with the HOLOGRAPHY HANDBOOK 14

RonaldReagan The Roland Reagan Hologram Portrait 15 Copies of the master hologram The first reflection copies of the master hologram were made at Lasergruppen Holovision AB in Sweden by Jonny Gustafsson Additional copies have been made by Jeff Murray and Ron Olson in the USA. Photos presented here from the recording at Brooks Institute by Vern Miller and Penn Stallard

RonaldReagan Record_ID:npg_NPG Ronald Reaganecord_ID:npg_NPG Ronald Reagan Artist: Hans I. Bjelkhagen, born 1945 John Landry, Michel Marhic, born 1945 Fred Untersheher, born 1946 Sitter: Ronald Wilson Reagan 6 Feb Jun 2004 Medium: Hologram Credit Line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Gift of Holicon Corporation. 16

RonaldReagan Contact Details Professor Hans I. Bjelkhagen Hansholo Consulting Ltd 13 Rhodfa Gofer Dyserth LL18 6LP North Wales, UK 17