Clinton Family Portrait
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Clinton Family Portrait is an oil painting on canvas by American
artist Larry D. Alexander
from Dermott, Arkansas
. It was created in 1995 and given as a gift to then U.S. President Bill Clinton
who is also a native of Arkansas. It is a unique painting in that Alexander has done very few known oil paintings. The portrait is a unique blend of cartoon likeness and realism
.
reporter, Alexander explains his inspiration;
by Larry D. Alexander
is painted with oil paints on canvas. It measures 24 inches long by 36 inches wide. The oil colors used are flesh, blue, yellow, and brown tones, as well as grays. It was created in Irving, Texas
in early 1995 and was shipped to the White House
in march or April of that same year. Lori Abrams, who was a spokeswoman in the White House correspondence department at that time, told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram
newspaper that, "We can't say exactly where it is, but its where they want it".
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
artist Larry D. Alexander
Larry D. Alexander
Larry Dell Alexander is an American artist, Christian author and teacher from Dermott, Arkansas in Chicot County. Alexander is best known for his creations of colorful and black & white "pen and ink" drawings in his "crosshatching" technique, and, his personal rendition of a "Clinton Family...
from Dermott, Arkansas
Dermott, Arkansas
Dermott is a city in Chicot County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 3,292 at the 2000 census. Dermott was incorporated in 1890.Dermott is home to the Dermott Crawfish Festival.-Geography:Dermott is located at ....
. It was created in 1995 and given as a gift to then U.S. President Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
who is also a native of Arkansas. It is a unique painting in that Alexander has done very few known oil paintings. The portrait is a unique blend of cartoon likeness and realism
Realism
Realism, Realist or Realistic are terms that describe any manifestation of philosophical realism, the belief that reality exists independently of observers, whether in philosophy itself or in the applied arts and sciences. In this broad sense it is frequently contrasted with Idealism.Realism in the...
.
Source of inspiration
In an early 1996 interview with a Dallas Morning News Irving, TexasIrving, Texas
Irving is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city population was 216,290. Irving is within the Dallas–Plano–Irving metropolitan division of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, designated...
reporter, Alexander explains his inspiration;
Description
The Clinton Family PortraitClinton Family Portrait
Clinton Family Portrait is an oil painting on canvas by American artist Larry D. Alexander from Dermott, Arkansas. It was created in 1995 and given as a gift to then U.S. President Bill Clinton who is also a native of Arkansas. It is a unique painting in that Alexander has done very few known oil...
by Larry D. Alexander
Larry D. Alexander
Larry Dell Alexander is an American artist, Christian author and teacher from Dermott, Arkansas in Chicot County. Alexander is best known for his creations of colorful and black & white "pen and ink" drawings in his "crosshatching" technique, and, his personal rendition of a "Clinton Family...
is painted with oil paints on canvas. It measures 24 inches long by 36 inches wide. The oil colors used are flesh, blue, yellow, and brown tones, as well as grays. It was created in Irving, Texas
Irving, Texas
Irving is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city population was 216,290. Irving is within the Dallas–Plano–Irving metropolitan division of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, designated...
in early 1995 and was shipped to the White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
in march or April of that same year. Lori Abrams, who was a spokeswoman in the White House correspondence department at that time, told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram is a major U.S. daily newspaper serving Fort Worth and the western half of the North Texas area known as the Metroplex. Its area of domination is checked by its main rival, The Dallas Morning News, which is published from the eastern half of the Metroplex. It is owned...
newspaper that, "We can't say exactly where it is, but its where they want it".