John Quincy Adams (Bingham)

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John Quincy Adams
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Artist George Caleb Bingham
Subject John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams is a portrait painting by George Caleb Bingham. [1] [2]

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History

In the National Portrait Gallery's "America's Presidents" exhibit, the oil painting has been displayed next to a daguerreotype of Adams. [3]

Reception

In 2016, Holland Cotter of The New York Times considered the painting among the best presidential portraits. [4] In 2020, Crispin artwell of Reason magazine wrote, "John Quincy Adams, by George Caleb Bingham, sets the chastened tone of the generation after the Founders, a beautifully flat and direct approach that contrasts favorably with the grand gestures that preceded it and with some of those that followed." [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Cooper, William J. (2017-10-24). The Lost Founding Father: John Quincy Adams and the Transformation of American Politics. Liveright Publishing. ISBN   978-1-63149-389-8.
  2. ↑ McDermott, John Francis (1959). George Caleb Bingham, River Portraitist. University of Oklahoma Press.
  3. ↑ "How an Eerie, Ultra-Rare Photo of John Quincy Adams Went From a Desk Drawer to the Smithsonian - Washingtonian". 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  4. ↑ "Critic's Choice: The Best and Worst Presidential Portraits - The New York Times". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2023-01-12. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  5. ↑ Sartwell, Crispin (2020-02-23). "On the Money: Presidential Portraiture and Power in D.C." Reason.com. Archived from the original on 2024-10-07. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
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