George W. Bush, U.S. president turned painter, will have his artwork featured in an exhibit for the first time in April.
More than two dozen portraits painted by the 43rd U.S. president will be part of exhibit called “The Art of Leadership: A President’s Personal Diplomacy,” the George W. Bush Presidential Centre said on Monday.
The centre did not mention the subjects of the portraits.
Artifacts, photographs and personal reflections will also be part of the exhibit, which the center said will “provide an insider’s view into President Bush’s unique relationships with other world leaders.” His works will be displayed at the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas in early April.
After leaving the presidency in 2009, Bush picked up a brush and has painted still lifes, landscapes and images of animals, including a perched cardinal that the centre featured on Christmas ornaments, and a tribute to Barney, his black Scottish terrier who died in 2013.