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    Lewinsky shadows Clinton portrait

    Baylor LariatBy Baylor LariatMarch 3, 2015 Arts and Life No Comments2 Mins Read
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    Former President Bill Clinton, left, unveils his portrait with Lawrence M. Small, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, on April 24, 2006.
    Former President Bill Clinton, left, unveils his portrait with Lawrence M. Small, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, on April 24, 2006.

    By Maryclaire Dale
    Associated Press

    PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia artist has disclosed that his museum portrait of former President Bill Clinton contains a shadow reference to Monica Lewinsky’s infamous blue dress.
    Nelson Shanks told the Philadelphia Daily News that a shadow beside Clinton is a literal reference to the dress and a nod to the shadow the affair cast on his presidency.
    “If you look at the left-hand side of it there’s a mantle in the Oval Office and I put a shadow coming into the painting,” Shanks told the Philadelphia newspaper.
    “The Clintons hate the portrait,” he said. “They want it removed from the National Portrait Gallery. They’re putting a lot of pressure on them.”
    The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., commissioned the 2006 painting and had it on display until about three years ago. It’s one of 55 images of Clinton that rotate on and off display, spokeswoman Bethany Bentley said.
    She said she is unaware of any pressure from the Clintons to have it removed from the collection. Nor had she heard the artist previously comment on his use of imagery.
    “That’s the first time we’ve heard of those comments,” Bentley said.
    A Clinton spokesman did not immediately return an email message seeking comment.
    The stained dress became a piece of evidence in Ken Starr’s special investigation of the 42nd president.

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