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sleeping presidents

John Ransom Phillips’ work ushers in new hope in an age of bitter partisanship for unifying humanity through art’s transformative power. Inspired by Walt Whitman and his poem, The Sleepers, Phillips invades the dreams of our forty-six American Presidents and channels their desires and life experiences into art. Phillips says, “I am dreaming all the dreams of Washington, Lincoln, Grant, FDR, Kennedy, and Obama. And then I become them."

“Walt Whitman tells us that if you really want to know who someone is, invade their dreams.  It is then that you discover the dreamer's larger humanity: unmasked, feeling their feelings and showing us their aspiration."

- John Ransom Phillips

Inside the minds who shaped america

Sleeping Presidents is a collection of vivid, imaginative oil paintings and stunning watercolors that showcase U.S. presidents like never before, moving beyond their political identities and getting to the heart of what makes them human. Enter a dream world where Phillips reveals their intellectual, emotional, psychological, and sexual states of mind over their lifetimes and in The White House. Compassion, empathy, humanity, and more are explored in this visual biography that weaves together details from their personal lives, political histories, and the evolution of a changing nation. In the tumultuous socioeconomic and political environment we find ourselves in today, dreams are the great equalizer and this series is more important than ever.
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Far Sighted Stripes and Near Sighted Stars

2013, oil on linen, 50x40"

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William Henry Harrison: Surrendering Focus

2011, oil on linen, 38x28"

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James Monroe: Visiting America

2011, oil on linen, 65x42"

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Barack Emerging

2014, oil on linen, 40x30"

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Love of Light

"Full of interest to me, like scale changes, dispersion and concentration..." -Dick Dibenkorn*

Masterful design and powerful storytelling - in a single canvas. Having studied with Richard Diebenkorn, Phillips expands on his teacher’s love of light, particularly the blue light of southern California. With this use of color and love of paint, Phillips engages history, both narrative and psychological. His ethos is evident in the choice of subjects; rather than representing recorded histories, he explores inner lives, dreams, fantasies, and for many, secret wishes and desires.

*excerpt from correspondence to JRP

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exceptional contemporary artist

Working across various mediums - painting, film, theatre, and poetry - John Ransom Phillips lives and works in New York but has spent significant periods of time in Europe and Egypt. While continuing his painting and creative writing, he completed his BFA at the San Francisco Art Institute and Ph.D. at the University of Chicago.

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