Photoshop Contest Entry

This is my submission for the "Celebrity Tombstone" contest on Worth1000.com. Although he surely has a real one, I created an alternate tombstone for the American philosopher Charles S. Peirce. On the tombstone he is referred to as "Prof. Charles S. Pierce." Throughout his lifetime, Peirce was tormented by the fact that he was never granted a position as a professor and by the constant misspelling of his last name (pronounced like "purse"). Nevertheless, people continued greeting him as "Professor Pierce." Like all good philosophers, he was largely unknown during his time, and he eventually fell into poverty and alcoholism. A sad story, but a humorous tombstone.

I also added in the beer bottle and kept the engraving very light to emphasize how overlooked he is by the public.

See the entry page on Worth1000.com.