Word on the Hill: Dine With the Presidents

By Alex Gangitano

Posted November 3, 2017 at 5:00am

This weekend, why not eat with all the presidents watching you? District Winery’s new restaurant, Ana, has unique artwork in its dining area featuring 44 presidents.

Ana is located in Navy Yard on Water Street SE.

The artwork is portrait series called “Dads of Democracy” by Damon DeWitt, a former bartender. He portrayed what he thought is each leaders’ different style and created them in chronological order. The oil-on-canvas portraits are 18 inches square.

“Dads of Democracy.” (Courtesy District Winery)

The portrait of President Donald Trump practically glares at the viewer, set against a backdrop of (what else?) gold. Former President Barack Obama appears to be wearing a powdered wig like the founding fathers.

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