On April 20, the Lake Forest College Art Department will be housing a Donald Trump art exhibit entitled: Trump, the Art Behind the Man. Trump is a billionaire who rose to prominence as a real estate mogul and television personality, and he is now most well-known for his status as a potential Republican presidential nominee. What many don’t know about him is his dalliance with the modern art movement. In his early schooling, Trump developed a love for landscapes and later pursued this passion at Hunter College.
The exhibit will feature a collection of his works depicting the Civil Rights movement in Chicago, along with some of his early sketches, self-portraits, and landscapes from his classical training at Hunter. Some of his pieces employ the use of found objects, hair collected in his youth, and his mother’s menstrual blood.
Some may recognize the names of his most prominent works, Nude Ladies in the Window Across the Street and The White American Dream, both of which showcase his raw talent and proclivity for bold colors and political representations. The exhibit began last year at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and received rave reviews from critics.
The Trump exhibit will continue through April 28 and will also feature keynote speaker Governor Chris Christie upon its conclusion. Please reserve tickets through the Art Department.
