As a result, the paintings do not only have these obvious marks, but they also tell stories. He would order someone from the palace staff, for example an adjutant or palace painter (often Dullah or Gapoer), to make a notation on the back of paintings. Sukarno had a habit of giving the works in his art collection marks of ownership. By the end of his presidency, he had amassed more than 2,300 artworks in his collection. As an art collector, he left behind a massive collection of paintings, sculptures, and other kinds of art objects. His collection was the number one painting collection in Indonesia. Sukarno, recognized as the proclaimer of Indonesia's independence (1945) and the driving figure behind several events in international politics, was also fond of art and an ardent lover of paintings. My research has produced four exhibitions, seven articles and four books, as well as a private collection of more than two hundred photographs about Sukarno and his art collection. My research has been conducted not only in the six President Palaces and with Sukarno's family, but also at the homes of more than twenty artists in Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Bali, and Bandung. Over the course of my research, I have found many stories about Indonesian art, Sukarno, and his art collection. I have been formally conducting research about Sukarno since 2008.
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