John Quincy Adams (Bingham)

John Quincy Adams
ArtistGeorge Caleb Bingham
SubjectJohn Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams is a portrait painting by George Caleb Bingham.[1][2] It depicts John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States and the son of Founding Father John Adams.

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]

See also

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. ↑ Cotter, Holland (29 December 2016). "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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