page_title: Ted Ellis (artist)
section_title: Obama Portrait
hierarchical_section_title: Ted Ellis (artist) / Art career / Obama Portrait
caption_attribution_description: English: Obama, the 44th President, 48x52, 2008 presented to Obama at French Embassy gala night before inauguration Art of Ted Ellis
context_page_description: Ted Ellis is an American artist and former environmental chemist. Ellis is best known for his African-American themed art and styles which blend elements of folk art, naturalism and impressionism. His personal rendition of Barack Obama in acrylic, Obama, the 44th President, was presented in honor of the 2009 Presidential Inauguration.
  Ellis' art business has sold over 1.75 million fine art products, and he works with a number of prominent corporations. He is also known for his community work, especially advancing arts in children's education.
context_section_description: One of Ted Ellis' more famous works is an abstract depiction of Barack Obama's signature 'hope' pose. Ellis painted the portrait in honor of Obama's 2008 Presidential inauguration. In Obama, the 44th President, Ellis uses red, blue, yellow, and green acrylic paint to portray Obama as someone who unites people across lines of color, ethnicity, and religion.
  The piece was presented at a January 19, 2009 gala held by the National Black Chamber of Commerce and the National Newspaper Publishers Association Foundation at the Embassy of France in Washington, D.C. The proceeds from the autographed prints sold at the event supported NNPA Foundation and the Howard University School of Communications Building Fund (NNPA Media Wing).
caption: The many colors represent the unity that Ellis saw in the inauguration of Obama, the 44th President.
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