We go behind the scenes and into the minds of artists as they capture, commemorate, and, at times, condemn our presidents. From Elaine de Koonings abstract portraits of John F. Kennedy to Pat Oliphants skewering caricatures of the Bushes, we examine the divisive results that occur when art and politics collide.
2009
HD
70min
G
United States
English
Salvatore Vecchio
George H. W. Bush
Gerald Ford
Bill Clinton
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Elaine de Kooning
Addie Moray
Marc Pachter
painting
art history
portrait painting
president
