Have you seen George W. Bush’s collection of oil paintings of veterans? (See fragment below.) The former president painted them himself, and all of his remarkable portraits are assembled in his new book Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief’s Tribute to America’s Warriors. This series of portraits got us thinking … Just as the Library of Congress appoints a United States Poet Laureate, who serves as the nation’s official poet for a designated term, why don’t we also create a space for an Artist Laureate, a Movie Director Laureate, or even a Blogger Laureate as well?
