Ronald Sherr (July 17, 1952 – December 7, 2022) was an American portrait painter. He depicted many well-known politicians and businesspeople.
Biography
Sherr was born in 1952 in New Jersey. He attended the DuCret School of Art and the National Academy of Design. He had studios in New York City and Hong Kong.
Sherr died on December 7, 2022, at the age of 70.
Notable subjects
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (April 2021) |
Name | Year | Location | Ref. |
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George H. W. Bush | 1995 | National Portrait Gallery | |
George W. Bush | 2002 | ? | |
Peter W. Stanley | 2003 | Pomona College | |
Colin Powell | 2012 | National Portrait Gallery | |
John Boehner | 2019 | United States Capitol | |
Nancy Pelosi | 2014 | United States Capitol | |
Anthony M. Kennedy | Not yet unveiled | Supreme Court of the United States |
References
- ^ "About". Ronald Sherr. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- Fine Art Today (12 December 2022). "We Say Goodbye to American Portrait Painter Ronald Sherr". Fine Art Connoisseur. Streamline Publishing, Inc. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- "George W. Bush". Ronald Sherr. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- Harth, Marjorie L. "Portrait of Portrait". Pomona College Magazine. No. Fall 2004. Pomona College. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- Binkovitz, Leah (4 December 2012). "The General is in the House; Colin Powell's Portrait Goes on View". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- Nam, Rafael (19 November 2019). "Former Speaker Boehner's official portrait unveiled". The Hill. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- Karni, Annie (2022-12-15). "Republicans and Democrats Pay Tribute to Pelosi as Her Portrait Is Unveiled". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-15.