1911
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
President William Howard Taft is a 1911 by Anders Zorn, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a man sitting in a chair, looking straight ahead. He's wearing a dark suit with a white shirt and a dark tie. His hands are resting on the arms of the chair. The background is a plain wall. The man's face is serious, and his eyes seem to be looking right at you. The painting is done in a realistic style, with lots of detail in the man's face and clothes. The painting is a portrait of President William Howard Taft, created by Anders Zorn in 1911. You can find more works by Anders Zorn at The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Anders Leonard Zorn was born in February 1860 in Mora, Dalarna, the illegitimate son of a Bavarian brewer and a Swedish farmer's daughter; his mother died shortly after his birth, and his grandparents raised him.
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