His portraits of royalty , politicians and celebrities added to his international profile as one of the foremost contemporary figurative painters .
Shanks was a painter , teacher and art historian influential in the revival of classical realism in the United States .
Shanks ' portraits of royalty , politicians and celebrities added to his international profile as one of the foremost contemporary figurative painters .
Shanks was a painter , teacher and art historian influential in the revival of classical realism in the United States .