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
change- ↑ Terry Lee Jones, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Archives, "Irving artist gives his presidential portrait to Clintons" Archived 2020-07-02 at the Wayback Machine, 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
change- 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-".