But before Taft there was a relationship cultivated between a Cincinnati artist and a President-elect. Until now, I don't believe I've ever heard of Thomas Dow Jones. In the NY Times you can read a wonderful story of the sculptor's work on a bust of Abraham Lincoln. It is an interesting bit of history that captures a relationship between an artist and his subject and the importance of portraiture. Interesting too is the dance between the mediums of sculpture and photography.
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Here's another great Cincinnati artist/president connection:
http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/american_paintings_and_sculpture/andrew_jackson_hiram_powers/objectview.aspx?collID=2&OID=20012153
Hiram Powers, with the patronage of Nicholas Longworth, went to Washington and sculpted the bust of Andrew Jackson in 1834. Its success launched the Cincinnati artist's international career.
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