Focus on The Forgotten Man (painting) and explore the Reception and influence.
The painting gained initial notoriety in 2010 when it was featured on MSNBC television host Rachel Maddow's blog as part of a caption contest. In 2012, it drew satirical praise during an episode of The Colbert Report from Stephen Colbert's conservative persona.After being purchased by conservative commentator Sean Hannity in 2016, The Forgotten Man was rumored to have been bought as a gift for then President-elect Donald Trump, though a spokesperson for Fox News (Hannity's employer) later clarified that the painting was never intended to be given as a gift.The painting has drawn comparisons to a 1934 Maynard Dixon painting of the same name.
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