In his most famous series, he included an image of his father in a group of paintings in which he copied photographs of politicians like Tony Blair and Vladimir Putin for kitsch portraits.
A satire of this painter by Vanity Fair writer Bruce Handy shows a man in orange slumped against a blue wall corner decorated with clouds as an attack dog menaces him. One of this artist's paintings shows the stray cat Bob that his family adopted, shown sitting in the corner of a white wall and a mirror. Possibly in homage to David Hockney, this man painted a self-portrait in the shower with his upper back to the viewer and his face visible in a circular mirror hanging from the showerhead. In his most famous series, he included an image of his father in a group of paintings in which he copied photographs of politicians like Tony Blair and Vladimir Putin for kitsch portraits. This artist held his first solo exhibition at a (*) namesake library at SMU, which was entitled The Art of Leadership: A President's Personal Diplomacy. For 10 points, name this painter whose works of outsider art are signed "43" to reflect his more famous historical role as Barack Obama's predecessor.
A satire of this painter by Vanity Fair writer Bruce Handy shows a man in orange slumped against a blue wall corner decorated with clouds as an attack dog menaces him.
George Walker Bush [accept Bush 43 or Dubya]