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TIME Magazine Cover Portraits

 

Buddhism 17" x 24", oil on masonite published Time Magazine, December 11, 1964 Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C. large view The story was an in-depth review of the state of Buddhism in the world in 1964. The cover painting is based on actual statues from four different countries with a background depicting the traditional saffron-colored robes of Buddhist monks. At the top is the reclining Buddha in the Shwe Dagon pagoda in Rangoon, Myanmar, a 28-ft-long, 19th century figure representing the attainment of nirvana. The dominating figure in the center is copied from the Great Buddha of Kamakura, which stands 42 feet high, and has 656 curls, 6-ft-long ears and a yard-wide mouth on its 7-ft-high face. Seated with hands in lap, palms up, it was completed over 700 years ago on the coast near Tokyo, in Japan. The figure on the left is from Thailand and the one on the right is from Nepal. External links (open in a new window):    Time Magazine issue online