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Portrait of Charles de Gaulle,
President of France 1959-1966
17" x 24", oil on masonite
published Time Magazine, July 1, 1966
Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.
large view
Safran decided to portray Charles de Gaulle as the monument that the French statesman saw himself as. The cover infuriated de Gaulle but became one of TIME magazine's top grossing issues on the newsstand. The article in the July 1, 1966 issue, reported on de Gaulle's trip to the Soviet Union. This was during the height of the Cold War and was one of the first attempts from a European nation to explore economic relations with the Soviet block.
External links (open in a new window):
 Wikipedia entry for Charles de Gaulle
Time Magazine issue online
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