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50 • THE ARTISAN FALL 2019 Harriet was the central character so her make-up was essential in setting up the way a 19th-century character would have looked. Kasi Lemmons (director) and I came together to determine the "look" for Harriet. One of the most important make-up decisions was the placement of Harriet's scar. In our research, we learned that Harriet suffered an injury, most likely to her temple during adolescence. It was important for us to visually note this injury because it was something that affected her into adulthood. It is believed her seizures were caused by that injury. From the photos, we determined that the scar would have been covered by her hair and headscarf. Kasi and I decided to take some creative license and placed her scar between her eyebrows instead so it was more visible on camera. It was inspired by a bust of Harriet that Kasi had seen and admired. I reached out to AFX Studios to create a small prosthetic piece (which I applied daily) based on that image of the bust and used that as our scar for the fi lm. My approach for the whole cast centered around creating the realistic impression of "no make-up." It was a delicate balance to showcase the natural beauty Cynthia Erivo as Harriet Tubman; Zackary Momoh as John Tubman, with Erivo.