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George W. Bush’s New Book of Paintings of Political Prisoners Will Be Out in March
The third collection includes 44 paintings and biographical sketches of political prisoners and dissidents, with a foreword by Natan Sharansky.
On Wednesday, The Penguin Random House imprint Crown announced that Former President George's upcoming book, "The Call of Freedom: Portraits of Political Prisoners and Dissidents," will be released March 9 alongside an exhibition at the Bush Presidential Center in Dallas.
The third collection of Bush's art includes 44 paintings and biographical sketches, featuring portraits of Mahsa Amini and Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Jos, with a foreword by Former Soviet Union dissident Natan Sharansky.
This project follows Former President George's previous collections, "Portraits of Courage: A Commander in Chief's Tribute to America's Warriors" and "Out of Many, One: Portraits of America's Immigrants."
The book champions human rights, though Former President George's record faces criticism regarding the CIA's use of waterboarding and the abuse of Iraqis at the Abu Ghraib prison during his presidency.
Writing that those living in liberty have a duty to stand with those who do not, Former President George noted this work alongside efforts at the Bush Institute highlights that the United States cares deeply about people seeking freedom.