I don’t know if I would’ve supported Obama as much as I did if I thought his favorite art work was a Pre-Raphaelite painting. All via Two Coats of Paint and original source the Telegram.
There are two version of the painting titled “Hope” by George Frederic Watts.
George Frederic Watts, “Hope” (1886) [Tate]
George Frederic Watts, “Hope” (1886?) [private collection]
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1 Tomorrow Museum » Archive » ….But the President Elect Doesn’t Have Great Taste in Art // Nov 14, 2008 at 1:39 pm
[...] This is an aside titled ‘….But the President Elect Doesn’t Have Great Taste in Art’ dated 11/14/08 “I don’t know if I would’ve supported Obama as much as I did if I realized his favorite art work was a Pre-Raphaelite painting” - Hrag Vartanian [...]
2 Sharon // Nov 14, 2008 at 5:54 pm
No! I don’t think this is Obama’s favorite painting! The Telegraph writer is making an unfair assumption about Obama’s taste in art because of a phrase Obama heard (and repeated) about the painting. Really slippery journalism. Go back and read the story more carefully. Complete conjecture!
3 Sharon // Nov 14, 2008 at 5:55 pm
…but thanks for the link.
4 hv // Nov 14, 2008 at 5:56 pm
That’s alright…so am I and it’s fun to second guess people’s taste
it is the blogosphere after all
5 Sharon // Nov 14, 2008 at 5:58 pm
If Obama were a painting, what would he be? I think Ellsworth Kelly.
6 hv // Nov 14, 2008 at 6:03 pm
A Kelly would be lovely but I think he’d be more of a Ben Shahn…there’s something gritty about him even though his ideas are lofty…he really connects with people and I do believe he cares about working people.
7 hv // Nov 14, 2008 at 6:06 pm
Btw, I corrected my line so that others don’t misunderstand my statement…thanks Sharon.
8 libhomo // Nov 15, 2008 at 10:25 pm
Regardless of what Obama might think of that painting, I absolutely hate it.
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