# @nationalparkservice on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/De48edhHaq9
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/75887303-nationalparkservice-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/4592d856a8.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-10-24T20:02:26.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Park Service (@nationalparkservice) — https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice

## Caption

Hanging above the fireplace in the boyhood home at Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park is a reproduction of “All Is Vanity (1892),” an optical illusion by artist Charles Allan Gilbert. At first glance, you might see a young woman admiring her reflection in a mirror. Look again, and you’ll see a human skull. Fun. 

Lyndon Johnson’s mother used the image as a teaching tool to remind people that things aren’t always what they seem, and that first impressions can be deceiving.

So, what do you see? And yes, we’re aware of the doll. We’re choosing to respect its privacy at this time. Oh dear, we’ve made eye contact. 

NPS Images: A print of “All is Vanity” hangs above an old doll and toy tea set on a fireplace mantle; Close-up of the “All is Vanity” optical illusion.

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
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| National Park Service | @nationalparkservice | https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice | Government Organization |

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