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Ike's hidden talents!


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As well as being a great General and a fine President, Ike was also a very talented amateur artist. He painted this portrait of Field Marshall Bernard Law Montgomery ("Monty") in 1952, long after their sometimes "tempestuous" wartime relationship! I think you'll agree that it's a pretty accomplished portrait which really captures the essence of the man.

 

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A very original picture in view of the fact what a historian and Brig. Gen. John Eisenhower (Ike's son) wrote in his reminiscences:

 

"Monty, whatever his capacities -- and he had many -- probably did more than any other figure of World War II to damage Anglo-American friendship".

 

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SpookyTeddyBear

WOW :o

What skill!!

 

Haha is that the LoM?

If so I find that pretty hilarious as that's the only ribbon he has on! He's not even wearing his Order of the Garter or Order of the Bath. Must of been Ike's choice to only paint the LoM on him?!

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Haha is that the LoM?

If so I find that pretty hilarious as that's the only ribbon he has on! He's not even wearing his Order of the Garter or Order of the Bath. Must of been Ike's choice to only paint the LoM on him?!

:w00t:

Maybe it was a voodoo picture? Ike denuded Monty of 99% of his decorations.

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Maybe it was a voodoo picture? Ike denuded Monty of 99% of his decorations.

 

Maybe Ike just had a thing for "small" ribbon bars?

As you know, he had almost twice as many medals, ribbons, etc. then Monty, yet only wore 4 or 5 or his US!

Or as you said, a voodoo picture :I. (They didn't have one of the loveliest of "rivalries", so to speak)

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(It's kinda hard picturing him in Breeches, when most of the time he is wearing his pink's!) :o

 

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Getting almost off subject (like always, Ian's used to it) here's another picture of him in WW-1 wearing breeches.

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Under the picture it stated; "Eisenhower training tank troops during WWI, where he never saw combat or left the U.S. Much like WWII, where he became a hero without ever going to the front lines."

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Getting almost off subject (like always, Ian's used to it) here's another picture of him in WW-1 wearing breeches.

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Under the picture it stated; "Eisenhower training tank troops during WWI, where he never saw combat or left the U.S. Much like WWII, where he became a hero without ever going to the front lines."

 

(Sorry, I tend to stir posts off topic)

 

What an awesome caption!

Ike, Bradley, Marshall, and Roosevelt wanted ever so deeply to serve overseas in WWI, but they were deemed to valuable to spare.

 

Here is another one of Ike with Breeches. Caption was along the lines of "Ike eating rations after inspection tour of troops in Tunisia, 1943"

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Ike's wartime ally, Sir Winston Churchill. Again, a very proficient portrait by the General (circa '55)

 

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I belive he also brewed his own beer during prohibition, too.

 

 

He also made his own favorite dish, Beef Stew, wouldn't let his cooks make it, both during his Generalship when he had cooks directly assigned to his mess, and during his presidency, as well as in retirement when he had in both instances, kitchen staffs, he did this because he had his own special recipe, that he did not want to share.

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He also made his own favorite dish, Beef Stew, wouldn't let his cooks make it, both during his Generalship when he had cooks directly assigned to his mess, and during his presidency, as well as in retirement when he had in both instances, kitchen staffs, he did this because he had his own special recipe, that he did not want to share.

 

He could have made a fortune out of his recipe like Paul Newman and Frank Sinatra did with theirs! ;)

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RustyCanteen

He probably left out the other awards because he simply could not remember what he had on, when you paint a portrait unless you are doing a five minute job you normally take your time and focus on getting the basics down, then finish the head before your subject has to leave.

 

Ike had a job and so did Monty, no time for finishing a portrait in one sitting.

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