Clinton Family Portrait
Clinton Family Portrait is an oil painting by American artist Larry D. Alexander. Alexander, who is from the state of Arkansas, painted this portrait in 1995 and gave it as a gift to then U.S. President Bill Clinton who is also from Arkansas. It is now a part of the permanent collection at the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, Arkansas.[1][2][3][4]The painting was inspired from a childhood memory of a talk Alexander once had with some childhood friends about doing a painting of the first president to be elected from Arkansas, something that they didn’t think would happen any time soon.[5][6]It was painted in Irving, Texas in early 1995 and was shipped to the White House early in that same year.[7][8]
References
- ↑ Terry Lee Jones, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Archives, "Irving artist gives his presidential portrait to Clintons", page 10A, August 21, 1995.
- ↑ "Presidential portrait receives stamp of approval" Archived 2020-07-02 at the Wayback Machine, Dallas Morning News/Irving News Edition/Artimes Magazine, August, 1995.
- ↑ "- "Jaycee Park gallery featuring exhibit of works by local artist"". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
- ↑ "- "Alexander receives Clinton's thank you for portrait"". Archived from the original on 2014-03-03. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
- ↑ "- "Different Strokes" - Dallas Morning News/Irving News - Lizabeth Cardenas". Archived from the original on 2019-04-25. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
- ↑ - Encyclopedia of Arkansas - Larry Dell Alexander
- ↑ Terry Lee Jones, Irving artist gives his presidential portrait to Clintons Archived 2018-09-22 at the Wayback Machine, page 10A, August 21, 1995.
- ↑ ""Former PB resident paints Clinton Portrait"". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
Other websites
- Larry D. Alexander official website Archived 2017-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
- Waller, Richard G.; Knight, Pamela Flynt (26 October 2015). Legendary Locals of Grand Prairie - ISBN 978-1-4671-0217-9. ISBN 9781439653791. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
- "Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture - Larry D. Alexander -1953-".