Portraits Of The Presidents
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Author | : Frederick Voss |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Portraits, American |
ISBN | : 9780847837632 |
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The most visited part of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery displays the nation's collection of portraits of presidents of the United States. Created to accompany a countrywide tour, "Portraits of the Presidents" is authoritative and engaging, offering a concise history of each president and telling how each portrait came to be made. 65 illustrations, 61 in color.
Author | : National Portrait Gallery |
Publisher | : Smithsonian Institution |
Total Pages | : 169 |
Release | : 2018-02-13 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1588346110 |
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A striking collection of presidential portraits from the National Portrait Gallery, this volume encapsulates the spirit of the most powerful office in the world. America's Presidents showcases the nation's largest collection of portraits of all the presidents beyond the White House's own, capturing the permanent exhibition that lies at the heart of the Portrait Gallery's mission to tell the American story through the individuals who have shaped it. The book explores presidential imagery through portraits ranging from the traditional, such as the iconic and newly restored "Lansdowne" portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart, to the contemporary, such as Elaine de Kooning's colorful depiction of John F. Kennedy. Many of the featured portraits reveal much about the sitter, such as the intimate rendering of an informal George W. Bush by Robert Anderson and the fanciful, mosaic-like Chuck Close image of Bill Clinton. Some tell us more about the artist, such as the likeness of Franklin Delano Roosevelt that Douglas Chandor planned to include in a larger work about peace that would commemorate Roosevelt's Yalta meeting with wartime Allied leaders Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin. Works in other media, including sculptures and daguerreotypes, round out the presidential collection. Lively narratives accompany each piece, exploring the president's background and biography as well as the work's artistic and historical significance. Taken together, the portraits are a powerful visual exploration of the history of the highest office in the land and the diverse men who have held it.
Author | : Frederick Voss |
Publisher | : Rizzoli International Publications |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
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The most visited part of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery displays the nation's collection of portraits of presidents of the United States. Created to accompany a countrywide tour, "Portraits of the Presidents" is authoritative and engaging, offering a concise history of each president and telling how each portrait came to be made. 65 illustrations, 61 in color.
Author | : Hugh Sidey |
Publisher | : Time |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2000-08-05 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
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Hugh Sidey "has collected his memories, anecdotes and reflections on America's 11 most recent presidents -- from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Bill Clinton." The book also "includes a pictorial biography of each president, as well as a picture gallery of the major events of his term."
Author | : Cara A. Finnegan |
Publisher | : University of Illinois Press |
Total Pages | : 378 |
Release | : 2021-05-18 |
Genre | : Photography |
ISBN | : 0252052692 |
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Defining the Chief Executive via flash powder and selfie sticks Lincoln’s somber portraits. Lyndon Johnson’s swearing in. George W. Bush’s reaction to learning about the 9/11 attacks. Photography plays an indelible role in how we remember and define American presidents. Throughout history, presidents have actively participated in all aspects of photography, not only by sitting for photos but by taking and consuming them. Cara A. Finnegan ventures from a newly-discovered daguerreotype of John Quincy Adams to Barack Obama’s selfies to tell the stories of how presidents have participated in the medium’s transformative moments. As she shows, technological developments not only changed photography, but introduced new visual values that influence how we judge an image. At the same time, presidential photographs—as representations of leaders who symbolized the nation—sparked public debate on these values and their implications. An original journey through political history, Photographic Presidents reveals the intertwined evolution of an American institution and a medium that continues to define it.
Author | : George W. Bush |
Publisher | : Crown |
Total Pages | : 198 |
Release | : 2017-02-28 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0804189765 |
Download Portraits of Courage Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A vibrant collection of oil paintings and stories by President George W. Bush honoring the sacrifice and courage of America’s military veterans. With Forewords by former First Lady Laura Bush and General Peter Pace, 16th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Growing out of President Bush’s own outreach and the ongoing work of the George W. Bush Institute's Military Service Initiative, Portraits of Courage brings together sixty-six full-color portraits and a four-panel mural painted by President Bush of members of the United States military who have served our nation with honor since 9/11—and whom he has come to know personally. Our men and women in uniform have faced down enemies, liberated millions, and in doing so showed the true compassion of our nation. Often, they return home with injuries—both visible and invisible—that intensify the challenges of transitioning into civilian life. In addition to these burdens, research shows a civilian-military divide. Seventy-one percent of Americans say they have little understanding of the issues facing veterans, and veterans agree: eighty-four percent say that the public has "little awareness" of the issues facing them and their families. Each painting in this meticulously produced hardcover volume is accompanied by the inspiring story of the veteran depicted, written by the President. Readers can see the faces of those who answered the nation’s call and learn from their bravery on the battlefield, their journeys to recovery, and the continued leadership and contributions they are making as civilians. It is President Bush’s desire that these stories of courage and resilience will honor our men and women in uniform, highlight their family and caregivers who bear the burden of their sacrifice, and help Americans understand how we can support our veterans and empower them to succeed. President Bush will donate his net author proceeds from PORTRAITS OF COURAGE to the George W. Bush Presidential Center, a non-profit organization whose Military Service Initiative works to ensure that post-9/11 veterans and their families make successful transitions to civilian life with a focus on gaining meaningful employment and overcoming the invisible wounds of war.
Author | : Taína Caragol |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 2020-02-11 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0691203288 |
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Unveiling the unconventional : Kehinde Wiley's portrait of Barack Obama / Taína Caragol -- "Radical empathy" : Amy Sherald's portrait of Michelle Obama / Dorothy Moss -- The Obama portraits, in art history and beyond / Richard J. Powell -- The Obama portraits and the National Portrait Gallery as a site of secular pilgrimage / Kim Sajet -- The presentation of the Obama portraits : a transcript of the unveiling ceremony.
Author | : Frederick Voss |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Portraits, American |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Bureau of national literature |
Publisher | : [Washington, D.C.] : Bureau of Nationa Literature |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 1912 |
Genre | : Presidents |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Drew Friedman |
Publisher | : Fantagraphics Books |
Total Pages | : 106 |
Release | : 2019-09-25 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1683962591 |
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All the Presidents is the latest book of portraits by the artist BoingBoing hails as “the greatest portrait artist of our time.” All the Presidents is indeed what the title indicates, portraits of all 44 United States Presidents, from George Washington to Donald Trump and everyone in between, all rendered in Friedman’s celebrated in-your-face style of portraiture. The portraits will be accompanied by vital statistics on each subject (political affiliation as well as height and weight, etc.), as well as fascinating presidential factoids. Friedman’s two page comic strip introduction “Drawn to Presidents” opens the book, specifically detailing his fasciation with drawing many US presidents throughout his life, from childhood scrawlings of Richard Nixon to illustrations of Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton for Spy and eventually creating the famed Barack Obama/George Washington mashup inauguration cover for The New Yorker in 2009. The book also features a foreword by NPR’s Studio 360 host, Kurt Andersen.