President Obama is here in Chicago today Wednesday April 2 in a private home for an exclusive campaign fundraiser dinner.
Two of Kay’s historical paintings have been chosen as a beautiful backdrop for President Obama’s discussion tonight.
The paintings are:
- Monticello, Home of Thomas Jefferson
- The Fountain of Flowers
The paintings are beautifully displayed in Lincoln Park, Chicago where President Barack Obama’s event is taking place tonight.
About Illinois Artist Laureate Kay Smith
After completing my studies at the School of the Art Institute, I worked as an illustrator. As the 1976 Bicentennial approached there was a fever of interest in American history. In 1971, I was asked to illustrate a book on the American Revolutionary War period which required me to travel to historic locations to paint the actual scenes. As my travels crossed and crisscrossed the paths of the patriots, I entered their lives and was forever caught in the inescapable skeins of history and was thrust into the role of historical painter. What began as a single assignment has grown over the past 40-plus years into the largest collection of American historical-site paintings ever created by a single artist.
To see these historical works and to learn more about The American Legacy Collection, please visit my website at: www.kaysmithartist.com.
The American Legacy Collection is a dramatic panorama of this country's historical places and its defining moments. My original watercolors chronicle 500 years of the American experience and preserve with an artist's palette our American heritage.
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