Years Ago, the Smithsonian Rejected His Trump Portrait. How About Now?

Lee celebrates its newest attraction: The Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibition opens a six-week run - The Berkshire Edge

Lee — With fanfare matching that of a local parade, the town welcomed the Smithsonian Institution’s “Museum on Main Street,” a traveling showcase for the iconic landmark, on June 7. Located in the Lee Premium Outlets, the “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” program examines the nearly 250-year history of democracy in America and is based on an exhibit housed in the Smithsonian, “American Democracy, A Great Leap of Faith.” The program is fun…

Years ago, the Smithsonian rejected his Trump portrait. How about now?

In 2015, artist Julian Raven had what he describes as a “prophetic experience” that led him to paint the most significant work of his life. It was of...

The Smithsonian Rejected This Artist’s Portrait Of Trump In 2016

But as the president tries to push out the director of the National Portrait Gallery, Julian Raven wonders if his painting now has a chance. – Washington Post (MSN)