“There is something uniquely depressing about the fact that the National Portrait Gallery’s version of the Barack Obama “Hope” poster previously belonged to a pair of lobbyists. Depressing because Mr. Obama’s Washington was not supposed to be the lobbyists’ Washington, the place we learned to despise during the last administration.” FactsLastsVersionsAdministrationBarackSupposed To BePairsDespiseDepressingPortraitsGalleryPostersLobbyists Author:Thomas Frank
“In some circles Stalin has in fact been making a comeback. His portrait hangs above the dashboard of trucks, a symbol of blue- collar nostalgia for a tough leader.” FactsLeaderToughBlueNostalgiaCirclesSymbolsPortraitsTruckComebackCollarsBlue CollarDashboards Author:Serge Schmemann
“Every single person is unlike anyone else. Therefore, in creating a portrait of someone... we must look carefully to catch that particular unique quality. In fact, we can neglect nothing because everything we select or do sends a message to the observer.” LooksPersonsFactsQualityParticularCreatingMessagesUniqueNeglectPortraitsObserversSelectSingle PersonPortraiture Author:Alton Tobey