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THIS PAINTING WAS ADOPTED BY THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND INFLUENCED BARACK OBAMA’S ENTRY INTO POLITICS. FEW REMEMBER THE ARTIST – YET HE WAS A VICTORIAN SUPERSTAR. NICHOLAS TROMANS PUTS GF WATTS BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHTplainsightGF Watts, Hope, 1886GF WATTS43The Arts Society ReviewAutumn 2017