Presidential Portraits

Americans enjoy visiting Washington that provides tours to let people see centuries-old buildings and monuments

. Art lovers can view all 43 portraits of the presidents, giving them a comparative glimpse of the past. Some of the portraits are in the White House, based on the opinions of the sitting presidents, while the rest can be seen at the National Gallery of Art.

Gilbert Stuart began this presidential series when he first painted George Washington back in 1797. First lady Dolley Madison later saved the painting when the White House was torched by British troops during the War of 1812. The $1 adorns the incomplete painting of the other Stuart painting of the first president.

There are fascinating stories of Presidential Portraits all throughout history. when Theodore Roosevelt had his first portrait painted, he hated it. So, he had a second painter named John Singer Sargent to create something more to his liking. Sargent followed the president around the White House, trying to get the right pose and light. Roosevelt got impatient with the painter and they exchanged choice words with one another. At that very spot, then, as Roosevelt gripped a balustrade post where Sargent was able to capture the 26th president's image.

one of the most unique Presidential series was done by Sir William Orpen of Woodrow Wilson. The Irish painter eventually caught up with President Wilson as he faced the world stage at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 following World War I. The painting was never finished. The canvas's bottom was never finished, making it a work in progress, much like the Paris peace conference was.

In the 20th century, photography was developed. There were no presidential oil paintings commissioned until the president left his office. Therefore, Aaron Shikler painted John F. Kennedy in 1970. The portrait is perhaps the most poignant in the presidential collection. Kennedy looks downward with his arms crossed as he appears brooding and pensive. The work is considered a reflection of Kennedy's assassination in 1963, the promise lost, and his legacy left unfinished.

Simmie Knox, who painted Bill Clinton, made history as he became the first African-American painter who painted a Presidential portrait. It features a relaxed Clinton, standing with a hand in his pocket. It is the first in the Presidential Portrait series to feature an American Flag.

George W. Bush asked his friend and Yale classmate, Robert A. Anderson, to paint a casual portrait for his Presidential Portrait. The president was sitting. Wearing a light blue Western-style shirt, is smiling hopefully, perhaps asking the American people to think more favorably of his tumultuous time in office. Bush couldn't wait to leave office to have the painting revealed. The picture was on display at the National Portrait gallery on December 19, 2008.

by: Clarence Berry

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