Bush noted that when the British burned the White House in 1814, Dolley Madison famously saved a portrait "of the first George W."
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That event has gone down in history as a comedic affair, with Obama quipping that Bush left him a "really good TV sports package" and Bush dropping jokes about his painting. Bush and his wife Laura Bush to the White House for their unveilings. "The setup is quite elaborate."įine Art Behind the Obama portraits: Artists put their own spin on a presidential tradition When was the last White House portrait unveiling? So that's what we do," McCurdy told the White House Historical Association.
We're looking for a more meditative or transcendent moment. And just hold into that moment, again where we're trying to extend time rather than slice it like a photograph.
"This is the speech that everybody gets when they sit for me: So to look directly into the lens. McCurdy said it usually takes him over a year to paint a portrait, and they start with many different actual photos. He is best known for oil paintings that look nearly like photographs. McCurdy has a broad portfolio, having done portraits of the Dalai Lama, Toni Morrison, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Nelson Mandela and Warren Buffett. a style of painting that I think is also very suitable to her interest and her personality." A look at the artists, Robert McCurdy and Sharon Sprung And so there's a fitting or a nod to a more traditional feel, but in. It is depicted in furniture that is easily recognizable from the White House collection. It highlights her sense of fashion and style. Obama is a little bit different than that. The artist, he noted, depicted only the former president. To others, they will be very affirming," McLaurin said. "To some people they will be a surprise and different because they are nontraditional. Stewart McLaurin, president of the White House Historical Association, described the two paintings as nontraditional, unconventional and different. "His work is so precise that at first glance it feels like a photograph," Obama said, explaining that the style helps viewers connect with the subject, and get an "honest sense" of who he is. Obama thanked Sprung for capturing Michelle Obama, "Her grace, her intelligence – and the fact that's she's fine," Obama said, as the former first lady rolled her eyes, later thanking him for his "spicy remarks." Obama said McCurdy captured all his flaws - his gray hair, his large ears - and quipped that he had talked him out of wearing a tan suit for the image. "These portraits have a special significance," Barack Obama said, adding that "it was important to find the right people to paint them." Tapped for the assignment of a lifetime were artists Robert McCurdy, for the president, and Sharon Sprung, for the first lady. It marked the first time in 10 years that a sitting president has invited former leadership back for a revealing of the portraits - a tradition that stalled when an unveiling did not take place during the Trump years. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama headed to the White House Wednesday for the unveiling of the couple's official portraits. Former President Barack Obama kisses his wife former first lady Michelle Obama after they unveiled their official White House portraits during a ceremony for the unveiling in the East Room of the White House on Wednesday in Washington.
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