 For Immediate Release
Contact:
Jil Rosentrader 303-892-3724
Sarah A. Bordaman to Paint Barack Obama Portrait
for the Colorado State Capitol
Denver, CO (November 22, 2010) - Colorado Springs artist Sarah A. Boardman has been chosen to paint the portrait of President Barack Obama for the State Capitol. The portrait will join the other 43 presidential portraits in the Gallery of the Presidents located on the third floor of the State Capitol rotunda. The other portraits were painted by nationally recognized portrait artist Lawrence Williams who died in 2003. The committee wanted to commission an artist who could paint in a similar style, color range and background as Williams work.
After a national call and interviewing four artists, the committees chose Mrs. Boardman. She was trained in the Old Master tradition of painting and her style reaches for a combination of fascinating detail and depth. Mrs. Boardman comes from a long line of artists and she has an extensive resume. Her work is included in a variety of private collections nationally and internationally, and she has painted many commissioned portraits during her career.
Representative Paul Weissmann took the lead on adding President Obama to the Gallery of the Presidents. The portrait is being paid for by private funds and the lead gift was given by former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb and his wife Wilma. The artist commission is $10,000 and it is anticipated that the portrait will be finished in late April and dedicated before the 2011 Legislative session ends in May.
About Colorado Creative Industries
Colorado Creative Industries, a new division of the state Office of Economic Development, merges the former Colorado Council on the Arts, the Office of Film, Television and Media, and the state's Art in Public Places program. The agency's mission is to promote, support and expand the creative industries to drive Colorado's economy, grow jobs and enhance our quality of life. www.coloarts.org
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