Garth wrote about the Shanks portrait of Clinton:
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I am led to question his intent with this presidential portrayal.
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I also saw this portrait last year at the National Portrait Gallery and there is one other thing that comes across seeing it in person that I didn't notice from reproductions printed after it was first unveiled.
The coloring in the facial skintones, quite frankly, make it look like the man had too much to drink! The nose was very red and the face was quite flushed. I wonder how often you can infer an artist's voting record by the portraits they make?
On a side note, the Sherr portrait of Bush Senior is hanging on the next wall and when I saw it it had spittle on the face! Someone, just a few minutes before me, had come and spat on the portrait. That was a shock to see!