Dream Big America
Every painting in Chronicle of an Unquiet Age documents the defining events, people, and issues that shaped its moment in history. Created in real time as events unfolded, each work serves as both an original oil painting and a historical record, reflecting the belief that the news of today is the history of tomorrow.
TRTA-2024-102 | November 2024 | Oil on Canvas | 32" x 26"
November 2024 centered on decision, consequence, and the closing act of a long and turbulent election year. After months of rallies, legal battles, media warfare, economic anxiety, and deep national division, attention turned to what kind of future voters still believed possible. Dream Big America captures a moment when aspiration and uncertainty existed side by side. November 5, 2024 Historical win as Donald Trump wins the Presidency for a second time. Donald J. Trump is the 47th President and first person since Grover Cleveland to serve unconsecutive terms. Trump meets Biden at the White House and Biden commits to a peaceful transfer of power. Kamala Harris concedes defeat and is "unburdened by what has been." America says NO to Democrats. America is relieved and looks forward to Making America Great Again. The GOP takes the White House, the Senate, and the House. JD Vance is the 50th Vice President of the United States. Trump picks his cabinet and includes Kash Patel as FBI Director, Pam Bondi as Attorney General, Tom Homan as Border Czar, RFK Jr. as HHS Secretary and Elon Musk and Vivik Ramaswamy to head up DOGE Department of Government Efficiency to look into fraud and spending. Dream Big America shifts from conflict toward possibility. Rather than dwelling only on grievance or fear, the painting preserves a moment when Americans were challenged to imagine something larger than the bitterness of the campaign season.
Also Jack Smith moves to dismiss all charges against Trump.
