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demmiblue

(39,840 posts) Thu Sep 15, 2022, 12:41 PM Sep 2022

Wednesday, portrait of the late Rep. Elijah Cummings was unveiled at the Capitol.

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Wednesday, portrait of the late Rep. Elijah Cummings was unveiled at the Capitol. (Original Post) demmiblue Sep 2022 OP

He looks too harsh in that painting, to me. Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #1

Painted by Jerrell Gibbs (see more of his paintings ) IcyPeas Sep 2022 #2

Appears to have been based on this photo of Elijah Cummings: Just A Box Of Rain Sep 2022 #3

I met Elijah back in 2008 and heard him give a wonderful speech in Silver Spring, MD honest.abe Sep 2022 #4

Hermit-The-Prog

(36,631 posts)

1. He looks too harsh in that painting, to me.

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Thu Sep 15, 2022, 01:56 PM

Sep 2022

IcyPeas

(25,614 posts)

2. Painted by Jerrell Gibbs (see more of his paintings )

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Thu Sep 15, 2022, 04:44 PM

Sep 2022

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Just A Box Of Rain

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3. Appears to have been based on this photo of Elijah Cummings:

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Thu Sep 15, 2022, 04:57 PM

Sep 2022

honest.abe

(9,238 posts)

4. I met Elijah back in 2008 and heard him give a wonderful speech in Silver Spring, MD

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Thu Sep 15, 2022, 05:17 PM

Sep 2022

supporting then candidate Barack Obama.

He was so inspiring and gave it from the heart. He was a great man and great loss to our community and to the nation.

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