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Originally Posted by Garth Herrick
The central most bothersome aspect of this painting is how it has all the compositional forces working in concert to emphasize the importance of Mr. Clinton's genital region! No really, take another look: we are talking dead center in the painting, with many other surrounding elements pointing right at it (the fingers, the tie, the newspaper, the fire box edge, the angularity of the pose gesture; all arrows).
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I'm so glad you posted the portrait of Clinton. I searched earlier but had only been able to find shots of the upper part of the portrait and did not understand what the hubbub was about. Now that I see the full portrait, well, you have some excellent points - to which I will add: The tilt of his head and look on his face seem rather "come-hither" to me. And, with the fingers pointing
along with the jacket pulled back - it does look quite insinuating.
Ron Sherr's portrait of Bush is one of my all-time favorite portraits. I'm glad you agree.