Francis Bacon's Turbulent Relationships Shape 'Human Presence'

Francis Bacon's work doesn't pull punches. His portraits--distorted, raw and brutally emotional -- are on full display at the National Portrait Gallery's Francis Bacon: Human Presence. The exhibition spans Bacon's career, from his early 1940s portraits to his self-portraits and deeply personal works in the 1960s. It's a study of how Bacon tore apart traditional portraiture, using his personal anguish as fuel. The influence of his relationships is glaring -- most notably, his long-term partner Pe...