Tour The Incredible Gallery With All Of President George W. Bush's Paintings
While we got our first glimpse Friday of some of the 24 paintings former President George W. Bush would be displaying at his presidential library in Dallas, Texas, Reuters photographer Brandon Wade has now snapped some pictures of many more.
Bush, who took up painting as a hobby after he left office, is showing off his collection at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum in an exhibit titled "The Art of Leadership: A President's Personal Diplomacy."
Inside the exhibit, which opened on Saturday, are 24 portraits of world leaders - all of whom, Bush says, have never seen them before.
<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Take a look: </span>
Visitors are first greeted with a self-portrait of Bush himself, along with one of his father and 41st President George H. W. Bush.<span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> </span>
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Then there's one of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who Bush described on the "Today Show" as a "person who in many ways viewed America as an enemy. I tried, of course, to dispel him of that notion."<img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/5340876e6bb3f7e76503017c-3500-2333/rtr3jyur.jpg" border="0" alt="RTR3JYUR" />
<strong>And another of Putin's portrait, which is surrounded by photographs of the two world leaders together.<img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/53408773ecad042716030178-3500-2433/rtr3jz5z.jpg" border="0" alt="RTR3JZ5Z" />Here's one of Afghan President Hamid Karzai.<img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/53408774ecad042616030178-3500-2333/rtr3jz3h.jpg" border="0" alt="RTR3JZ3H" /></strong>
Each portrait has photographs and other memorabilia or gifts to accompany it.<img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/53408772ecad040c1003017e-3500-2111/rtr3jz6h.jpg" border="0" alt="RTR3JZ6H" />
This is former Australian President John Howard.<img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/53408770eab8ea1a4603017b-2333-3500/rtr3jz7t.jpg" border="0" alt="RTR3JZ7T" />
The Dalai Lama:<img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/534087736da811373962d51b-2495-3500/rtr3jz8b.jpg" border="0" alt="RTR3JZ8B" />
Another photographer caught this wall with four portraits, displaying (clockwise from top left) Latvia's former President Vaira Vike-Freiberga, Ghana's former President John Kufuor, France's former President Jacques Chirac and Nigeria's former President Olusegun Obasanjo.<img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/534087706bb3f7835b03017b-3500-2333/rtr3jz16.jpg" border="0" alt="RTR3JZ16" />
Here's former Czech President Vaclav Havel, above a signed note and gift.<img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/534087786da811983762d51d-2219-3500/rtr3jz26.jpg" border="0" alt="RTR3JZ26" />This portrait is of former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.<img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/534087746da8118c3d62d51b-2333-3500/rtr3jz74.jpg" border="0" alt="RTR3JZ74" />
The portrait of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is surrounded by photos of their various meetings. Bush said his portrait conveyed a strong and "passionate" person and a "reliable friend."<img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/5340877569beddfe3503017d-3500-2573/rtr3jzc6.jpg" border="0" alt="RTR3JZC6" />Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah is seen here.<img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/53408776eab8eac35b030178-3500-2334/rtr3jzcg.jpg" border="0" alt="RTR3JZCG" />And German Chancellor Angela Merkel:<img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/534087786bb3f7c468030178-3500-2209/rtr3jzd3.jpg" border="0" alt="RTR3JZD3" />Another wall displays four different world leaders, including (clockwise from top-left) Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, former French President (2007-2012) Nicolas Sarkozy and former South Korean President (2008-2013) Lee Myung-bak.<img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/53408779ecad04191103017a-3500-2635/rtr3jzfd.jpg" border="0" alt="RTR3JZFD" />Here's former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.<img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/53408778eab8ea1a5603017c-3500-1806/rtr3jzgj.jpg" border="0" alt="RTR3JZGJ" />And Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.<img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/5340877969bedd303603017a-2227-3500/rtr3jzgy.jpg" border="0" alt="RTR3JZGY" />
This wide shot shows many more paintings.<img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5340877869bedd923c030178-3500-2218/rtr3jzh5.jpg" border="0" alt="RTR3JZH5" />And finally, it's a portrait of former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Velez.<img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/534087796bb3f7cf68030178-3500-2001/rtr3k05s.jpg" border="0" alt="RTR3K05S" />
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