# Now that the Obamas finally have had their portraits unveiled, who should paint Trump's? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [September 8, 2022, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215 "2022-09-08T12:47:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/1 "2022-09-08T12:47:49Z")
In a ceremony yesterday, the official portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama were unveiled – many years after the time they would traditionally have been unveiled. But there’s no way that Trump would have done such a thing. The man is a no-class act. [https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/07/politics/obamas-white-house-official-portraits/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/07/politics/obamas-white-house-official-portraits/index.html) Asked if there would be an unveiling of a portrait for Trump, the Biden White House dodged the question > [@](#): > > At a briefing on Tuesday, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “Would President Biden hold the same ceremony for President Trump should his portraits be done before his first term?” The presidential spokesperson, apparently anticipating the question, [referred reporters](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2022/09/06/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-and-commerce-secretary-gina-raimondo/) to the White House Historical Association, which oversees the process on official portraits. > **[Why the unveiling of the Obamas’ White House portraits was overdue](https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/unveiling-obamas-white-house-portraits-was-overdue-rcna46819)** > > Watching the Obamas return to the White House for the unveiling of their portraits was a reminder of how American traditions are supposed to work. But that raises another question – who ought to paint the portrait? There apparently already is a portrait of Trump as president held by the White House Historical Association > **[Portrait of President Donald J. Trump](https://www.whitehousehistory.org/photos/portrait-of-president-donald-j-trump)** Trump might conceivably prefer one of Jon McNaughton’s hagiographic masterpieces > **[McNaughton Fine Art](https://jonmcnaughton.com/)** > > Official Jon McNaughton Art Webpage …like “The Masterpiece” [https://jonmcnaughton.com/the-masterpiece/](https://jonmcnaughton.com/the-masterpiece/) …although I suspect he’d prefer one of McNaughton’s less didactic works, like one of the three “Presidential Portraits”. I’m sure that Dopers will have their own preferred choices, like Tommy Zegan’s Golden Trump statue > **[Opinion | Is Trumpism without Trump possible? Many conservatives seem to...](https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/golden-trump-statue-cpac-implies-he-s-king-gop-his-ncna1259362)** > > If the Conservative Political Action Conference made anything clear, it’s that Donald Trump may not last long as the standard-bearer of Trumpism. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/2 "2022-09-08T13:03:14Z")
_Now that the Obamas finally have had their portraits unveiled, who should paint Trump’s?_ Slug Signorino ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/3 "2022-09-08T13:03:48Z")
Any 4-year-old would do a plenty good job. Besides, the artist would be a kindred spirit to the subject and would properly capture the gravitas of the subject. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/4 "2022-09-08T13:11:13Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > _Now that the Obamas finally have had their portraits unveiled, who should paint Trump’s?_ > > Slug Signorino Good idea, seeing that Salvador Dali isn’t available. ---
**Author:** ![Crane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crane/32/3495_2.png) [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/5 "2022-09-08T13:14:20Z")
Matt Groening ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/6 "2022-09-08T13:15:06Z")
Rob Zombie? W’s paintings are kind of horrific. I believe Jim Carrey has already produced a series of Trump paintings they could choose from. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/7 "2022-09-08T13:16:43Z")
> [@Crane](#): > > Matt Groening Here’s how _The Simpsons_ portrayed him: > **[Donald Trump (character)](https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/Donald_Trump_(character))** > > This article is about the character. For the guest star, see Donald Trump. Donald John Trump Sr. (born June 14, 1946) is the 45th elected president of the United States. Prior to his election, Trump had been a prominent businessman, TV host of The... [![](https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/Donald_Trump_(character)?file=Donald_Trump.png) ](https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/Donald_Trump_(character)?file=Donald_Trump.png) ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/8 "2022-09-08T13:18:13Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Good idea, seeing that Salvador Dali isn’t available. How about this Dali? > **[Salvador Dali Painting, le Visage De La Guerre, Salvador, Dali, Circa 1940,...](https://www.etsy.com/ie/listing/467202113/salvador-dali-painting-le-visage-de-la)** > > Salvador Dali Painting, Le Visage de la Guerre, Salvador Dali, Circa 1940, Surrealism, Dali Print, Vintage Book Plate Print, Dali Art Measures: Full page - 9 x 12 inches Illustration - 6 x 7 inches In great vintage condition, carefully retrieved... …or maybe this one > **[The Grotesque in Twentieth-Century Art](http://im-akermariano.blogspot.com/2009/11/grotesque-painting-20th-overview.html)** > > A brief overview by Alyson Muenzer (2004).\[1\] . When we consider what might make a work of art grotesque, we should probably look to Ewa K... ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/9 "2022-09-08T13:21:41Z")
How about Berkeley Breathed? He did all those "Bill the Cat as Donald Trump comic strips, ages ago > **[Donald Trump, ‘Bloom County’ Slumlord](https://www.theringer.com/2016/7/14/16039874/donald-trump-bloom-county-slumlord-73a0f5ca3c17)** > > A close reading of Berkeley Breathed’s run-in with the Donald ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/10 "2022-09-08T13:23:07Z")
banksy. ---
**Author:** ![Crane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crane/32/3495_2.png) [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/11 "2022-09-08T13:25:30Z")
Basil Hallward ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/12 "2022-09-08T13:30:15Z")
Can’t we find a chimpanzee to smear some feces on a canvas? ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/13 "2022-09-08T13:35:24Z")
J. Fred Muggs (famous chimp who appeared on **The Today Show** in its early years) painted the cover for Mad # 38, although admittedly in paint, not feces > **[Mad Magazine #38 March 1958 Popular Chimpanzee Painting Cover | eBay](https://www.ebay.com/itm/325022506147)** > > March 1958, Mad Magazine, NO. 38. Famous Chimp cover artwork. Pretty nice condition. He’s still alive, so you might be able to get him to do another opus. > **[J. Fred Muggs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Fred_Muggs)** > > J. Fred Muggs (born March 14, 1952) is a chimpanzee born in the African colony of French Cameroon that forms part of modern-day Cameroon. Brought to New York City before his first birthday, he was bought by two former NBC pages and eventually appeared on a host of television shows on that network including NBC's Today Show where he served as mascot from 1953 to 1957. Muggs worked in several television shows including a short-lived eponymous series, toured the world and worked at Busch Gardens in ... ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/14 "2022-09-08T13:40:07Z")
Imgur’s [Grate Artiste](https://imgur.com/search?q=%40Grate%20Artiste) ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/15 "2022-09-08T13:44:26Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > He’s still alive That would make him, at 70, the longest-living male chimp in captivity, by several years. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/16 "2022-09-08T13:44:30Z")
Stevie Wonder ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/17 "2022-09-08T13:45:06Z")
Me! Me! Choose [me](https://schumanchu.eu/html/l/l_00118trumpuniform.html)! [Robert Crumb](https://dangerousminds.net/comments/robert_crumb_and_friends_flush_donald_trump_down_the_toilet_1989) would be even [better](https://www.openculture.com/2016/06/r-crumb-takes-down-donald-trump-in-a-1989-cartoon.html), if he has time and can bear to look at him. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/18 "2022-09-08T14:02:55Z")
Jim Carry of course. In fact, they are already done. [![](https://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP._K42mZN03XPAtQQ8pm0xKQHaD5&pid=Api&P=0) ](https://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP._K42mZN03XPAtQQ8pm0xKQHaD5&pid=Api&P=0) [![](https://aniportalimages.s3.amazonaws.com/media/details/EsW7J5TVoAE-A_S_8ZrRien.jpg) ](https://aniportalimages.s3.amazonaws.com/media/details/EsW7J5TVoAE-A_S_8ZrRien.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/19 "2022-09-08T14:17:14Z")
Me! I’d paint trump. Two coats of gold paint. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/20 "2022-09-08T14:19:22Z")
Applied with a stiff wire brush. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215.md?page=2)