News & Politics Former Pro-Trump Artist Sues National Portrait Gallery Director for Blocking Him on Twitter Julian Raven's years-long battle against the Smithsonian museum continues. National Portrait Gallery, Julian Raven | Sep 28, 2022
News & Politics Former Pro-Trump Artist Wants the National Portrait Gallery to Drape Trump Portrait in Black Cloth Julian Raven previously says Trump should "repent" for the Capitol riot before he's honored. Smithsonian, National Portrait Gallery, Julian Raven | Apr 28, 2021
News & Politics Trump-Loving Artist Julian Raven Calls on President to Resign Raven waged a war against the Smithsonian, trying to get it to display the surrealist portrait of Trump that made him a conservative celebrity. Now he's out. Art, National Portrait Gallery, Donald J. Trump, impeachment | Jan 13, 2021
News & Politics The Surreal Story of a Trump-Loving Artist’s War With the Smithsonian A New York painter created a sprawling tribute to the President, took it on a road show across red-state America, and became a conservative celeb along the way. But what he wanted most was a showing at the National Portrait Gallery. Then its director turned him away. Donald Trump, Art, Museums, Smithsonian | Aug 4, 2019
