Via an article on Memeorandum I came across this painting by artist Jon McNaughton called The Forgotten Man. I like political paintings- there are a couple of Norman Rockwell-esque paintings of presidents playing cards that I like, and if this blog would start generating some cash via donations I might actually put them up in my room to provoke thought and discussion.
The Forgotten Man, by Jon McNaughton, depicts a scene in front of the White House with a man who represents average people the sitting on a park bench in the throes of depression. He is surrounded by all 43 presidents. In the forefront, purposefully ignoring the depressed man is President Obama, whose right foot is trampling over the Constitution. James Madison is next to Obama, pleading with him to stop. The painting, which uses objects such as discarded dollar bills and scraps of paper with individual constitutional amendments scrawled onto them as other symbols, echo's the views of many that President Obama is trampling on our Constitution in a way that no President has ever done and that this will not be good for future generations who wish to have the same protections of their lives, liberty, and property that their fathers and grandfathers had.
The painting can be purchased from the McNaughton Fine Art gallery. It comes in many sizes and can be printed on a range of canvas types, from prices ranging from cheaper to expensive.
Here is a small screenshot of it:
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