What's curious about the National Portrait Gallery -- is that the museum vets
the subject but not the piece.
So if Sara Palin, for example, were deemed famous enough to merit a portrait
in the museum, it would then be up to some donor to choose, hire and supervise
an artist -- and it really could be anyone.
The results might be uneven -- but probably no worse than what is selected for
inclusion in other contemporary art museums.
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Michael's comment reminds me that one of the great national museums is the
National Portrait Gallery in D.C. On a visit a few months ago I saw Queesn's
portrait plus many other contemporary portrait. The permanent collection
includes some great portraits by Elaine DeKooning, Phillip Pearlstin and
others of note, to say nothing of the terrific portraits of past leaders
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