Polarizing, yet revered Nelson Shanks had a magic that made him the dominant portrait painter of the past century. Painting the iconic images of the most high-profile people in the world, Shanks' work stands at the pinnacle of contemporary realism. A Portrait of Nelson Shanks is a feature documentary that peers beyond the paintings of this opinionated and inspiring artist through thirty years of family documented archival footage. This is the story of becoming a master.
