George W. Bush Paints the Moment He Was Told About 9/11

It’s part of a new collection of works by the former president.

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Bush took up painting after leaving the White House in 2009, inspired in part by Winston Churchill’s essay “Painting as a Pastime.” (Cal Sport Media via AP Images)

Twenty-five years after the terrorist attacks that defined his presidency, George W. Bush is revisiting the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, through paintings.

Bush has created a new series commemorating 9/11, depicting scenes and people connected to the attacks and their aftermath. The collection, “Remembering 9/11,” is on display at the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in Dallas through the end of September.

For Bush, the memories of that morning are particularly vivid.