From Stick Figures To Portraits, Bush Frees His Inner Rembrandt

By
Lauren Silverman
All Things Considered | Apr 4, 2014

Former President George W. Bush worked with many world leaders while in office. Now, he's unveiling 24 portraits he painted of some of them. As Lauren Sullivan of KERA reports, the exhibit will be at his new presidential library.

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