The ONLY PEOPLE NOT MOVED to PATRIOTIC TEARS after viewing this new West Wing portait will be AMERICA HATERS.

[Ocelot II]

41. Lincoln is surely spinning in his grave. Even Reagan might be twitching a bit.

Are we seeing the development of an American version of the Socialist Realism art movement?

Socialist Realism is the officially sanctioned style of art that dominated Soviet painting for 50 years from the early 1930s. The style and content was laid down by the state with the purpose of furthering the goals of socialism and communism. The result was a huge body of work by thousands of artists, the majority of which is stultifyingly boring and which has been mocked in the West ever since as “Girl meets tractor."

https://www.russianartdealer.com/socialist-realism/

It would seem that an officially-sanctioned style of art is developing like a repellent fungus, so far mostly dedicated to the glorification of Dear Leader. I'm a bit surprised that the loathsome paintings of John McNaughton aren't defiling the walls of the White House (that we know of). Will we soon see paintings glorifying the common folk? - the American version of "girl meets tractor," which might be more like "fat man in red baseball cap rolls coal." I can hardly wait.