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Jon Austin McNaughton is an American artist and Republican. He is known for his paintings depicting American conservative political figures, in particular prominent Republicans, and Christian imagery. He began his style of political painting during the Barack Obama administration, creating works in support of the Tea Party movement.
Artist Michael D'Antuono. Michael D'Antuono, is an American contemporary artist whose painting style focuses primarily on socio-political issues. He is best known for his controversial portrait of the U.S. President Barack Obama in front of the Presidential Seal entitled "The Truth," which became a U.S. and international news story twice.
The painting depicts Obama sitting in a chair seemingly floating among foliage. [2] The foliage is described by the artist as " chrysanthemums (the official flower of Chicago), jasmine (symbolic of Hawaii where the president spent most of his childhood) and African blue lilies (alluding to the president's late Kenyan father)."
A controversial painting of outgoing President Obama may soon hang in Donald Trump's White House.. Utah artist Jon McNaughton released a work entitled The Forgotten Man in 2010, which displays a ...
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Barack and Michelle Obama made history with their presidential portraits featured at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. 5 things to know about Kehinde Wiley, the artist behind Barack ...
At the same time, the official portrait for First Lady Michelle Obama, painted by realism artist Sharon Sprung, was also unveiled. [33] [34] In First Lady Obama's oil painting portrait, she appears in an off-the-shoulder turquoise gown against a warm pink wall, looking "intent but alluring and unmistakably herself." [34]
Shepard Fairey, the American street artist who created the Obama "Hope" poster, says the president never lived up to the word. The 45-year-old artist, perhaps best known for appearing in Banksy's ...