Roberto Parada
Having painted Hamilton frequently, Roberto Parada had the advantage of familiarity with his subject’s features as he created his oil painting on primed linen.
After careful study, Roberto Parada used the techniques of early American portraitist Gilbert Stuart to create his oil-on-primed-linen painting, his first-ever portrait of Revere.
A native of New Jersey, Roberto Parada attended Pratt Institute and quickly developed a distinctive style that blends the painterly techniques of masters like Rembrandt and Degas with a modern sensibility. He is particularly known for editorial portraits that offer a satirical spin on people and events in popular culture. Although akin to editorial cartoons, these works are rendered realistically in a fresh, modern style. He has depicted presidents, actors, athletes, and business leaders with insight and, when the occasion calls for it, great wit.
For this stamp pane, he painted Alexander Hamilton and Paul Revere. “I was born in 1969 and remember marching in the Bicentennial Day Parade in my little town of North Arlington,” he recalls. “Now, contributing to the 250th anniversary of the United States is truly an honor.” Parada lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.