Smithsonian to display Trump portrait ahead of inauguration

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Smithsonian to display Trump portrait ahead of inauguration

Updated 10:51 am, Monday, December 12, 2016


WASHINGTON (AP) The Smithsonian says the National Portrait Gallery will put up a photo portrait of President-elect Donald Trump a week before the inauguration.

The Smithsonian said in a statement that the portrait will go on display Jan. 13. The portrait of Trump was taken in 1989 and shows him wearing a suit and tossing an apple with his right hand. The Smithsonian says the image is one of four works in its collection representing the president-elect.

This particular portrait was taken by photographer Michael O'Brien who has worked for Esquire, Life, The New York Times Sunday Magazine and National Geographic.

The National Portrait Gallery put up a portrait of President Barack Obama in mid-January before both of his inaugurations in 2009 and 2013.

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[Jean-Jacques Roussea]

1. thinking about his portrait besides Obama's makes me physically nauseous

[3catwoman3]

3. Me, too. And then...

...there is Bush on the otherside.

[rpannier]

2. The portrait should be of both trumpolini and the real President

Putin

[Feeling the Bern]

4. Eggs and black paint to draw the box mustache would be good for the portrait

Fuck that assfaced shitgibbon.

[trusty elf]

5. sickening

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[mdbl]

7. This should also be on the presidential coin by the Franklin Mint

That would be a true representation at least.

[trusty elf]

9. good idea

I'll make an inaugural medal.

[canetoad]

6. [Possible] Inaguration Jan 2017

Portrait taken 1989. A 28 year old portrait. Yeah that's realistic/

[mdbl]

8. about as reaistic as his ability to govern

[HughBeaumont]

10. The largest portrait of a modern president in that gallery is Bill Clinton.

Done by the great Chuck Close.

Schtroumpf's portrait will look like a postage stamp.

I won't be visiting the Presidential Hall in the NPG after they put Obama's portrait up. If America no longer takes this position seriously, I don't see why I should. The sooner this embarrassment ends, the better.

[not fooled]

11. Pity the poor Federal employees

who are going to be subjected to dump's leering visage every day, in the form of the official portrait (photo) posted in all Fed offices. There will also be one of whichever incompetent saboteur heads the department or agency. Wouldn't be surprised if employees try to put them in the broom closet.

[lagomorph777]

12. I used to work in Federal offices

and deal with nearly puking every time I got on the elevator.