George W. Bush’s portraits of America’s immigrants in new Atlanta History Center exhibition

Former President George W. Bush paintings of America's immigrants is on view at the Atlanta History Center through July 4. (C.A. Smith Photography for former President George W. Bush)

The motto which appears in Latin on the Great Seal of the United States is “e Pluribus Unum,” meaning, “out of many, one.” The idea of a unified nation from people of many different backgrounds and beliefs inspired former President George W. Bush to create portraits of America’s immigrants. The paintings are on view in a special exhibition, “Out of Many, One: Portraits of America’s Immigrants,” at the Atlanta History Center through July 4. They also appear in a book of the same name. The Atlanta History Center’s president and CEO Sheffield Hale joined “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes via Zoom along with Laura Collins, director of the Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative at the George W. Bush Institute.

Interview highlights:

Artistic meditations on immigrant communities and the policies that affect them: