[Charles de Gaulle] – Antique Print
![[Charles de Gaulle], 1966 June. — historic drawing](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/b8/b8d4fc1d7ed3-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic drawing of [Charles de Gaulle]. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[Charles de Gaulle]
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Edward Sorel drew this color portrait of Charles de Gaulle in June 1966, and the artist supplied the title. It ran in the December 1967 issue of *Esquire* under the caption "The Spokesman," a satirical treatment typical of the magazine's political illustration of the period. By then de Gaulle had served as president of France for nearly a decade and had pulled France out of NATO's integrated military command, a move that strained relations with Washington. Sorel's later exhibition of his unauthorized portraits at the National Portrait Gallery placed the drawing among his caricatures of public figures.
| Created / published | 1966 June. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing; color. |
| Notes | Title supplied by artist. (DLC/PP-1980:53.6) Published in: Esquire, Dec. 1967, with caption, The Spokesman: 1967." Exhibited: National Portrait Gallery "Unauthorized Portraits: The Drawings of Edward Sorel |
| Subjects | 1999 (4240-L). mm / 860602; ljr / 000224 Sources: LC acquisition files; Esquire, Dec. 1967, p. 204 -- ljr |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,152 × 5,189 px · prints to 14 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-199400 |
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