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Speaker Sam Rayburn’s Portrait 1966
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English: The over-life size portrait of Sam Rayburn by Texas artist Tom Lea was given to the House in 1966 to commemorate the former Speaker in the new office building named for him. The artist—who was well-known for his varied work as a muralist, illustrator, World War II artist correspondent, and studio artist—based the posthumous portrait on one of Rayburn’s favorite photographs. It was one of only two commissions that the artist accepted during his career; the other subject was Mexican president Benito Juarez. Lea stated that he agreed to paint these particular subjects because “both I revered as wise men and good men.” |
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| Source | https://history.house.gov/Collection/Detail/29721 |
| Author | Tom Lea |
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This United States Congress image is in the public domain. This may be because it was taken by an employee of the Congress as part of that person’s official duties, or because it has been released into the public domain and posted on the official websites of a member of Congress. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.
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| current | 04:49, 26 November 2020 | | 205 × 310 (51 KB) | Admiral Farmer (talk | contribs) | Uploaded a work by Tom Lea from https://history.house.gov/Collection/Detail/29721 with UploadWizard |
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