Five American Portraits
# Five American Portraits

Professional ratings :

| Aggregate scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (71/100) |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Robert Christgau | |
| Pitchfork Media | (6.2/10) |
| PopMatters | |
| Uncut | |

Five American Portraits is an album by the experimental rock band Red Krayola and the conceptual art group Art & Language, released in 2010 by Drag City.

## Critical reception

The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that "forty-four years after its start, the Red Krayola is still as ridiculous as it is compelling."

## Track listing

All lyrics are written by Art & Language; all music is composed by The Red Krayola.

## Personnel

### Red Krayola

* Gina Birch – bass guitar, vocals
* Alex Dower – drums, percussion, backing vocals
* Jim O'Rourke – bass guitar
* Tom Rogerson – piano
* Mayo Thompson – guitar, piano, vocals, mixing
* Tom Watson – guitar

### Additional musicians and production

* Dan Cox – backing vocals, engineering
* Butchy Fuego – mixing
* Matt Ingram – backing vocals, engineering
* Rian Murphy – mixing
* Fred Somsen – backing vocals
