# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/61 "2022-09-14T18:27:07Z")
No need to paint – when the time comes, just print a jumbo-sized copy of his mug shot. ---
**Author:** ![Qwakkeddup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/90ced4/32.png) [@Qwakkeddup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwakkeddup)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/62 "2022-09-14T22:15:00Z")
I would go with a two year old, plenty of art material contained in their Pampers. ---
**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 14, 2022, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/63 "2022-09-14T22:53:35Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > No need to paint – when the time comes, just print a jumbo-sized copy of his mug shot. Oooh! Posterized, ala Warhol. ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/64 "2022-11-08T05:34:29Z")
NovelAI captured a good likeness: [![](https://i.gyazo.com/5947b4631035c40a6b6b048b7dc97951.jpg) ](https://i.gyazo.com/5947b4631035c40a6b6b048b7dc97951.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/65 "2022-11-08T14:05:11Z")
Split this topic on November 8, 2022, 2:05pm UTC A post was merged into an existing topic: [Dravot’s Trock posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dravots-trock-posts/974590/4) ---
**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:** [November 8, 2022, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/66 "2022-11-08T14:04:15Z")
> [@psychonaut](#): > > 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). **Sergio Aragonés** got me school detention in 3rd grade. We had to create some type of artwork for a school project. I looked to **Mad Magazine** for inspiration, since my older brother had a large collection and I was an avid reader. I submitted a series of drawings in the _style_ of Aragonés’ “marginals.” My teacher was ecstatic over my comics and said I had real talent! She boasted about me in front of the class and to fellow teachers. I was over the moon. It all came crashing down a day later. One of the fellow teachers that my teacher boasted to told her about Mad Magazine and how my artwork looked suspiciously like Sergio Aragonés’ art. [_the rat fink tattle tale!_] Apparently, they did a little research and ruled that my comics were an exact copy of some Mad Mag marginals. _I thought MM was off-limits to teachers?!_ _Tibby, you are a plagiarist, I’m very disappointed in you!_ My classmates booed. I got very small. And I got detention. [thinking cap] _Plagiarist? That sounds as bad as a communist!_ [/thinking cap] In my defense, I didn’t understand plagiarism in 3rd grade…and I didn’t trace the comics, I just…uh…_copied_ them. Lesson learned; I never plagiarized again. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/67 "2022-11-10T05:05:21Z")
My 9th grade yearbook, from the 1977-78 year, had a line drawing copied from the Al Hirschfeld depiction of Aerosmith for their “Draw The Line” album. I have no idea how many NINAs it contained, or if the artist knew about that. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/wpmUsC5-Caw/maxresdefault.jpg "Aerosmith - Draw The Line (Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpmUsC5-Caw) (Where’s that thread about cringey lyrics? That’s one of them, and yet I’ve always loved this song.) ---
**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:** [November 10, 2022, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/68 "2022-11-10T06:57:23Z")
Darn. She passed away last June, but Margaret Keane would’ve been a solid choice. 👁 👁 \<\< 👅 \>\> ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/69 "2022-11-10T12:45:58Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > NINAs What’s a NINA? ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/70 "2022-11-10T13:20:17Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > But that raises another question – who ought to paint the portrait? Search no further! I just finished! 🙂 My portrait shows the malevolent Trump with this nation’s precious democracy burning in the background. I entitled it: [**“The Devastation of Trump”**](https://newpol.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Evil-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:** [November 10, 2022, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/71 "2022-11-10T13:47:37Z")
> [@Jasmine](#): > > My portrait shows the malevolent Trump with this nation’s precious democracy burning in the background. I entitled it: > > [**“The Devastation of Trump”**](https://newpol.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Evil-Trump.png) That picture needs “O Fortuna” from **Carmina Burana** as a soundtrack. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/GXFSK0ogeg4/maxresdefault.jpg "Carl Orff - O Fortuna ~ Carmina Burana") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXFSK0ogeg4) ---
**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:** [November 10, 2022, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/72 "2022-11-10T14:01:24Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > What’s a NINA? Hirschfeld’s daughter’s name. He always put at least one in his sketches of people. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/73 "2022-11-10T16:30:01Z")
That song is a rocker. I’ve never tried to dig into what the lyrics mean beyond it’s most likely drug and sex related as a lot of their songs were. That last set of lines that Tyler screams out starting around 2:30 still gets me. ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/74 "2022-11-10T16:33:40Z")
Chris Ofili is a painter who’s best known for his paintings incorporating elephant dung. ---
**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:** [November 10, 2022, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/75 "2022-11-10T20:54:51Z")
> [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](#): > > paintings incorporating elephant dung. As a motive or material? ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/76 "2022-11-10T21:07:56Z")
Material, but it works as subject matter here too. [![](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3Zzi2DHPmVg/V0uZ3QO4-YI/AAAAAAAAGVM/UAerY8BfdwIf4Um9bhF31sNAR2B9x8tRgCLcB/s1600/michael%2Bde%2Badder%2Bcartoon%2B-%2Belephant%2Bshits%2Bout%2BTrump.jpg) ](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3Zzi2DHPmVg/V0uZ3QO4-YI/AAAAAAAAGVM/UAerY8BfdwIf4Um9bhF31sNAR2B9x8tRgCLcB/s1600/michael%2Bde%2Badder%2Bcartoon%2B-%2Belephant%2Bshits%2Bout%2BTrump.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:** [November 10, 2022, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/77 "2022-11-10T21:12:23Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > He always put at least one in his sketches of people. Even if they didn’t want it. Well, I guess they knew what they were getting into when they hired him. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/78 "2022-11-10T21:21:14Z")
Thomas Kinkade would have been an appropriate choice, I feel, had he still been alive. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/79 "2022-11-10T21:42:02Z")
Too flattering. He’d probably like it. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215/80 "2022-11-10T22:57:33Z")
Cocaine all the way. As for sex, well, in the long run, cocaine is the ultimate, ahem, wood killer. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-obamas-finally-have-had-their-portraits-unveiled-who-should-paint-trumps/971215.md?page=5)