Restoring the Soul in Art: An Interview With Michael Curtis

The ‘classive’ artist talks about the return to what is truly beautiful and classical in art in order to ‘Make America Beautiful Again.’
Restoring the Soul in Art: An Interview With Michael Curtis
Michael Curtis's paintings and sculptures are held in over 400 public and private collections nationwide. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
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Michael Curtis is a sculptor, painter, historian, architectural designer, and poet who has taught and lectured at institutions that include the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art and the National Gallery of Art. His paintings and statuary are held in over 400 public and private collections, including the Library of Congress, the National Portrait Gallery, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Curtis has created statues and medals of major American historical figures, including Davy Crockett, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Justice Thurgood Marshall.
Michael Curtis sculpting the bust of Justice Thurgood Marshall, which is now on installed at the Justice Thurgood Marshall Building in Washington. (Courtesy of Michael Curtis)
Michael Curtis sculpting the bust of Justice Thurgood Marshall, which is now on installed at the Justice Thurgood Marshall Building in Washington. Courtesy of Michael Curtis
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