I saw the famous portrait of George Washington, and the plaster cast of President Lincoln's face and hands (oddly enough, there is also a set in the art museum in Rochester). I saw a caricature of George Bush Sr. throwing horseshoes. The portrait of President Reagan looks like him. It even manages to get across his personality. Thomas Jefferson has a portrait and a statue. The statue was a bit scary, as he had spiny, spiky things protruding from him, evenly spaced, all over his body. It was like Thomas Jefferson as a starfish. I'm not sure if it was supposed to be that way, or part of the process of casting.
I also really want to know who wrote the placards next to the portraits. One used the word "brouhaha" twice to refer to a political incident. Another talked about a "political frit". I don't think I have ever seen that word. I looked it up, and it seems a bit obscure. Dictionary.com defines as:
"1. Ceramics. a. a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels. b. the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
2. fused or calcined material prepared as part of the batch in glassmaking.
–verb (used with object)
3. to fuse (materials) in making frit."
I also saw a president who would look exactly like Alfred P. Newman from Mad magazine, if he had been wearing a red wig instead of a white one, and had freckles. I can't remember which one, though. I tried to google it, but I couldn't find what I was looking for. Anyone know who it was?
I was highly entertained. Who knew that presidents could be so entertaining?
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