Félix de la Concha

"Western portraiture has always been the result of a nuanced and context-dependent interaction between the portrayal of physical likeness, specific portraiture traditions, and the presentation of the character or inner life of the sitter. In 2009 artist Félix de la Concha undertook fifty individual two-hour sessions with faculty, students, and staff at Dartmouth College as well as members of the local community of New Hampshire and Vermont. In each video-recorded session he painted a complete portrait in oils while interviewing the sitter on the theme of conflict and reconciliation. This catalogue chronicles the powerful results of this Hodd Museum of Art commission and reporduces all of the portraits in the series."--Page [4] of cover.