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Obama commended the painting for avoiding making him “look like Napoleon” as many of Wiley's previous subjects were on horseback. [9] National Gallery Director Kim Sajet supported both the selection and the artist's rendition, commending Wiley on his ability to integrate popular culture into the realm of high art. [10]
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The work was commissioned and later donated by art collectors Heather and Tony Podesta, the brother of Obama's transition co-chairman John Podesta. It is an unusual acquisition, in that the National Portrait Gallery normally collects official portraits as presidents are leaving office rather than before they take office.
Jamaal Rolle was born in Nassau, Bahamas, on Thursday, 7 June 1984.He is the sixth child of thirteen siblings who are all artistic. His father, Harry Rolle, is a landscape artist, caricaturist, and bronze sculptor, and his mother, Judy Rolle, is a conch-shell artist.
Patrick Bruce "Pat" Oliphant (born 24 July 1935) is an Australian-born American artist whose career spanned more than sixty years. His body of work primarily focuses on American and global politics, culture, and corruption; he is particularly known for his caricatures of American presidents and other powerful leaders.
Dubbed "Mr. Obama" by his friends and family, Jose Oliveira, 43, said many can see the startling resemblance to the 55-year-old when he's wearing sunglasses.
The Forgotten Man is a 2010 painting by the American artist Jon McNaughton. [3] It depicts then President Barack Obama standing in front of the White House beside a destitute citizen while being haunted by figures of all past presidents. [4]
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