On March 27, 2018, President Donald Trump signed Public Law 115-158 which prohibits the use of federal funds to pay for an official portrait of any federal official or officer, including the President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress, the head of an executive agency, or the head of an office of the legislative branch. read more
Unfortunately, though well-painted, those portraits can be problematic. Weird lighting, horrible wardrobe, bad hair, and stank faces can ruin the future's perception of who a President was when captured in oil or in photographs and submitted as official entries in our national record. read more