# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/41 "2022-09-08T20:25:25Z")
I don’t know who will be the artist but it might be a good time to buy orange paint futures. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/42 "2022-09-08T20:28:24Z")
Don Martin (fwap fwap fwap) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/43 "2022-09-08T20:49:58Z")
Haven’t read the thread, only did a search for “monkey” and nothing came up, so of course I propose the woman who painted the monkey Jesus: > **[Ecce Homo (Martínez and Giménez)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecce_Homo_(Mart%C3%ADnez_and_Gim%C3%A9nez))** > > The Ecce Homo (Latin: "Behold the Man") in the Sanctuary of Mercy church in Borja, Spain, is a fresco painted circa 1930 by the Spanish painter Elías García Martínez depicting Jesus crowned with thorns. Both the subject and style are typical of traditional Catholic art. > While press accounts agree that the original painting was artistically unremarkable, its current fame derives from a good faith attempt to restore the fresco by Cecilia Giménez, an untrained amateur artist, in 2012. The interve... [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/61/Attempted_restoration_of_Ecce_Homo.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/61/Attempted_restoration_of_Ecce_Homo.jpg) ---
**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, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/44 "2022-09-08T20:55:35Z")
> [@peedin](#): > > Don Martin God, I can see this in my mind – the huge Fonebone chin, coupled with the ludicrous combover, and the floppy feet that bend in half at the arch. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/45 "2022-09-08T22:01:07Z")
I vote for this. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/46 "2022-09-08T22:02:05Z")
Unfortunately, he died in 2000. > **[Don Martin (cartoonist)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Martin_(cartoonist))** > > Don Martin (May 18, 1931 – January 6, 2000) was an American cartoonist whose best-known work was published in Mad from 1956 to 1988. His popularity and prominence were such that the magazine promoted Martin as "Mad's Maddest Artist." > Born on May 18, 1931, in Paterson, New Jersey, and raised in nearby Brookside and Morristown, Martin studied illustration and fine art at Newark School of Fine and Industrial Arts between 1949 and 1951 and subsequently graduated from the Pennsylvania Academy of th... They’re still doing “Spy Vs. Spy.” > **[Peter Kuper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Kuper)** > > Peter Kuper (/ˈkuːpər/; born September 22, 1958) is an American alternative comics artist and illustrator, best known for his autobiographical, political, and social observations. > Besides his contributions to the political anthology World War 3 Illustrated, which he co-founded in 1979 with Seth Tobocman, Kuper is currently best known for taking over Spy vs. Spy for Mad magazine. Kuper has produced numerous graphic novels which have been translated into French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portugu... ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/47 "2022-09-08T22:11:55Z")
Do we need a _new_ painting? I’m sure nobody in the White House wants to be looking at any kind of rendering of the the shitgibbon’s actual face. > **[Orange, Red, Yellow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange,_Red,_Yellow)** > > Orange, Red, Yellow is a 1961 Color Field painting by Mark Rothko. On May 8, 2012, it was sold at Christie's from the estate of David Pincus for $86,882,500, a record nominal price for post-war contemporary art at public auction. > The work was acquired by Marlborough Fine Art in London from the Marlborough-Gerson gallery in New York. Marlborough Fine Art sold the work to David Pincus in 1967. Pincus is regarded as one of the leading American collectors in the second half of the 20th century. Th... Alternatively, if $86.8 million is a bit steep, a GoFundMe for $8.68 would probably buy you an installation piece consisting of a bag of Cheetos, hamberders and two scoops of ice cream. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/48 "2022-09-09T01:18:10Z")
Earl Scheib. And for only $29.95! > **[Earl Scheib](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Scheib)** > > Earl Scheib was a company that specialized in low-cost repainting and collision repair of automobiles, with locations in 23 states in the United States. > > Founded by Earl Scheib (February 28, 1908 – February 29, 1992) in Los Angeles in 1937, the company grew quickly following World War II and by 1975 had branches in Germany and England, all company-owned, with Scheib manufacturing his own paint through a wholly owned subsidiary. > Born in San Francisco on February 28, 1908, Earl moved to Souther... ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/49 "2022-09-09T01:40:41Z")
“Dawk!” ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/50 "2022-09-09T02:13:28Z")
Huh. I’d heard Trump’s official portrait was hung [years ago](https://chaser.com.au/pictures/whitehouse-unveils-trump-presidential-portrait/). ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/51 "2022-09-09T03:07:33Z")
Same one I was thinking of: [https://chaser.com.au/pictures/whitehouse-unveils-trump-presidential-portrait/](https://chaser.com.au/pictures/whitehouse-unveils-trump-presidential-portrait/) ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/52 "2022-09-09T10:18:00Z")
NightCafe AI art generator ? [![](https://i.ibb.co/FVTG68K/trump.jpg) ](https://i.ibb.co/FVTG68K/trump.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/53 "2022-09-09T11:29:38Z")
Pretty good, except for the eyes not being porcine enough. ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/54 "2022-09-09T11:47:27Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Trump should paint his own, of course. With a Sharpie. That works on several levels. I mean, I get the hurricane (over Alabama, right?) reference, and that at its most superficial it would look like an atrocity to anyone who isn’t wholly detached from reality. But then we can be equally certain that Trump and his acolytes would insist it’s “the best, most presidential portrait of a President ever, and a lot of very good artists have called to tell him his art is better than theirs.” The perfect representation of his presidency. We might even use it as a litmus test going forward. Those who can attest to its atrociousness will be deemed eligible for office. All others will be presumptively disqualified, as insurrectionists. ---
**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 9, 2022, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/55 "2022-09-09T12:28:44Z")
Isn’t Hunter an artist? That might work. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2022, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/56 "2022-09-13T00:18:13Z")
Hang Trump’s official portrait in a place of honor in the White House, backwards just like Benedict Arnold’s portrait at West Point. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2022, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/57 "2022-09-13T04:09:16Z")
My favourite New Yorker cartoonist, [Edward Steed.](https://www.google.com/search?q=edward+steed&rlz=1C1CHBD_enCA835CA835&sxsrf=ALiCzsa3cgg_pyem7Y5Z0eJudkHK8yNd9g:1663041970544&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjfipqP8pD6AhUOGDQIHWbqAKAQ_AUoAXoECAIQAw&biw=904&bih=587&dpr=1.56) ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2022, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/58 "2022-09-13T04:11:12Z")
Dwaine B. Tinsley, creator of Hustler magazine’s _Chester the Molester._ ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/59 "2022-09-14T07:25:42Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Slug Signorino I know this is blasphemy for a Straight Dope reader (not to mention someone who’s actually corresponded personally with Slug), but I always get this guy mixed up with [Sergio Aragonés](https://sergioaragones.com/about-sergio/), the artist who drew [little doodles in the margins of _MAD Magazine_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Aragon%C3%A9s#Marginals). Come to think of it, a tiny doodle of an ineffectually indignant Trump, applied inconspicuously to the frame of Biden’s portrait, would serve as an excellent official portrait. ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/60 "2022-09-14T07:54:28Z")
Gawd darn you all! I came in here to say Don Martin and Earl Scheib. How about Ernie? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/kyH_GSEoKek/maxresdefault.jpg "Sesame Street: A Portrait of Bert, By Ernie") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyH_GSEoKek) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215.md?page=4)