Clinton's Portrait to Be Unveiled Monday; First by Black Artist

[CShine]

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Simmie Knox, the first black artist to paint an official presidential portrait, is preparing to unveil his oil painting of former President Bill Clinton in a ceremony Monday at the White House.

"My mind hasn't completely wrapped around it yet," Knox said in a telephone interview from his Silver Spring, Md., home. "Just imagine: I was born in 1935 in Aliceville, Alabama, a sharecropper, and now I'm painting the president. Can you imagine that?"

The self-taught artist, best known for his portraits of black celebrities like baseball legend Hank Aaron and comedian Bill Cosby, also will unveil a painting of the former first lady, New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. At the former president's request, the oil painting is set in the Oval Office. It will be the first presidential portrait in the White House collection to include the American flag. Knox, who met with Clinton just before the former president left office, said he felt especially connected to him because they grew up under similar circumstances - in a poor family in the segregated South.

"I think that's why he has the compassion that he has," Knox said. "He knows how it feels to have lived a certain life and to have been deprived of things."

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBU4RA6EVD.html

[trumad]

1. They already unveiled it...

[buff2]

3. I think I saw that over at the FR hate site

The Clinton penis obsession lives on......

[VolcanoJen]

5. No kidding. It even played into "The Reagasm."

Overheard at work last night:

"Reagan died, and he got a week's worth of tributes. When Clinton dies, he'll be lucky if he gets five minutes!"

"Here's an idea... when Clinton dies, let's declare it National Blowjob Week!!"

:eyes:

Hey trumad... love you, hate that graphic. :-(

[lancdem]

11. I'll be interested to hear their conversation

when Clinton's book sells a zillion copies.

[buff2]

14. I heard this morning that

all of his books have already sold out....and they're not even out yet! I'll buy one for sure. I hope his book breaks all records in sales. That will give the Clinton haters something to squall about,LOL

[lancdem]

19. I posted that story yesterday

The first printing of 1.5 million has already sold out. Right now, Hillary's book is the best-selling nonfiction book ever. It would be cool to have the Clintons' books 1-2 in all-time sales.

[buff2]

22. I missed your post.....

It's easy to miss some....I can't read them all....LOL Yes,I hope they both pass everyone else in sales. If two people deserve it,it's them. :hi:

[lancdem]

25. I agree

:hi:

[dobak]

26. It has not sold out...

All 1.5 million copies have been sold to bookstores, but all of them have not been reserved or sold to customers yet.

My bookstore is getting 170 copies in. 50 or so are already reserved by customers and we easily expect to sell all our copies within the first two days.

It will be huge!

[VolcanoJen]

17. Exactly. I was explaining to some coworkers...

... that Clinton is actually the most popular president of modern times. I also mentioned that when his book comes out, it's going to fly off the shelves in a way heretofore unpredicted.

I was thinking last night...hey, it'll be 30-40 years before Clinton dies, and by then, the haters will be old themselves, and quieter. He'll get a lovely send-off, as deserved.

I do have to request that I hope we can get the whole thing over with in three days or less... the week-long Royal Burial was more than Americans should be forced to endure, especially considering the "Citizen" status of our ex-presidents.

Anyhoo... I'm so tired of blowjob jokes, honestly. Enough, already, it's just not funny anymore.

[lancdem]

20. Yes, it shouldn't last more than four days

Anything more is overkill, even if it's someone you admire.

[buff2]

12. What gets me so pissed off

Is the fact of what a caring and unselfish man President Clinton is and how he gets treated in return. I guess all those Saints that love to bash him has NEVER HAD SEX. Phuckin retards...

[tabasco]

28. Yep, me too.

This was a wonderful opportunity to acknowledge a great artist and a great President. Too bad. :(

[PaDUer]

9. Yes, because they KNOW

* needs a magnifying glass and tweezers to find his! :-)

[buff2]

16. He probably can't even get a....

Well,never mind. :evilgrin:

[lancdem]

4. I have to admit

that made me chuckle.

[trumad]

7. Hey..ya gotta have fun some of the time

Some folks butts are so tight they shit diamonds... I love bubba like I love my own Bro... and you should see the way I fuck with my Bro...

[VolcanoJen]

2. Oh!!! I LOVE Simmie Knox!

I didn't know he had been chosen to paint Clinton's portrait! How wonderful!!!

Here's a fantastic website where you can view his work:

http://www.portraitartist.com/knox/knox.htm

I have always LOVED this piece; it touches me. Isn't it beautiful?



Fannie Lou Hamer and Ella Baker

[CShine]

6. Psssst! Simmie's a he.

[VolcanoJen]

8. I'm such an ass.

I thought I knew that. :D

[buff2]

10. Simmie is a man

:hi:

[VolcanoJen]

13. Cut me a break, buff!

Hell, I'd already edited my post by the time you responded, after having "Le Smack" laid down by CShine. :D

[buff2]

18. Sorry.........

I saw that other post after I posted mine. I'm not very quick typing,huh? LOL :hi:

[goclark]

21. Awesome! Thanks for sharing n/t

[murielm99]

30. Great website, Jen!

Thanks for posting that.

[The Backlash Cometh]

15. Self-taught artist.

a.k.a. genius.

[Jade Fox]

23. I love that Clinton chose a Black artist for his portrait...

That's class.

[TahitiNut]

24. He painted Ruth Bader Ginsberg ... here (with close-up)

[Gloria]

27. I was thinking about what Clinton's funeral might be like....and I

immediately thought about how he loves gospel music in black churches. He just loves it and sings along...I just bet that instead of a big wingding like Reagan's, they'll be lots of smiling and laughing and gospel singing!!!

[JNelson6563]

29. New Orleans style procession

How the reich-wingers would scream. ;-)

Julie