Francisco Oller y Cestero, President William McKinley

Francisco Oller y Cestero, President William McKinley, 1898, oil on canvas,
147.3 x 83.8 cm (Collection of Dr. Eduardo Pérez and family)
speakers: Dr. Taína Caragol, Curator of Painting and Sculpture and Latino Art and History, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution and Dr. Steven Zucker

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It's too funny to see a video involving Hawai'i and Puerto Rico in its history today.. I've never seen October denoted as "8bre" - even in written Spanish - but I love that, lol. Seeing the original photo that Oller worked off of, the resemblance is uncanny. He did an amazing job recreating President McKinley's likeness. I'm curious what it says under Oller's portrait: "The Puerto Rican something, in homage to the artist." I love the note Dr. Zucker ended on, because when it was mentioned that the Spanish flag was replaced with the American flag, part of me had to wonder how the Puerto Rican people feel about that flag being there. Hope is a good answer to that.