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| George W. Bush paintings to go on display at Kennedy Center |
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In this file photo taken on February 28, 2017 former US President George W. Bush holds up a print copy of his "Portraits of Courage" painting exhibit at a press preview at the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in Dallas, Texas. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC announced July 31, 2019 its upcoming exhibit of Portraits of Courage, a collection of 66 paintings by former President George W. Bush created as a tribute to those who have served in the armed forces since September 11, 2001. The portraits will be on display atthe REACH, the Kennedy Center’s new expansion, October 7–November 15, 2019. Laura BUCKMAN / AFP.
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WASHINGTON (AFP).- Paintings of wounded US military veterans by former president George W. Bush are to go on display this year at a Kennedy Center gallery, the Washington-based national cultural center said Wednesday.
"The Kennedy Center is proud to share these works -- painted by a living president -- that honor the men and women who defend our freedom," its president Deborah Rutter said in a statement.
The Kennedy Center said 66 of Bush's paintings would go on display from October 7 until November 15 as part of an exhibit entitled "Profiles in Courage."
The paintings have been displayed previously at the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas and featured in a book, "Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief's Tribute to America's Warriors."
"Exploring the injuries -- visible and invisible -- suffered by these veterans, the exhibition offers the unique perspective of a commander in chief paying tribute to the service of those who were under his command," the Kennedy Center said.
Bush, 73, who was president during the September 11, 2001 attacks and launched wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, has become an avid painter since leaving office in 2009.
© Agence France-Presse
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