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Stephen Colbert’s Portrait Painting Hangs at the Smithsonian

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January 17th, 2008 by Wendy

Tagged as: Comedy Central, The Colbert Report


Stephen Colbert portrait at Smithsonian
Oh, Stephen Colbert, let me count the ways I love you. On second thought… I don’t have the time.

But I can count this most recent event – Stephen Colbert’s portrait is now hanging in the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington for a six-week showing.

Here’s the funniest thing – the museum placed Stephen Colbert’s painting right next to the bathrooms. The Smithsonian found this to be an “appropriate place.”

According to museum spokeswoman Bethany Bentley:

“We agreed to go along with the joke and hang it for a short time in between the bathrooms, Let me tell you two key things here: His portrait is not coming into the collection, and it’s not hanging permanently.”

Stephen Colbert’s portrait is actually located near the “America’s Presidents” exhibit, a fact that Stephen Colbert touted on his show, although he said the portrait was “hanging in the hall of presidents, just a few yards from the father of our country — exactly where I believe it belongs.”

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2 Responses to “Stephen Colbert’s Portrait Painting Hangs at the Smithsonian”

  1. On May 14th 2008, Ryan wrote:

    So who was the artist who painted it?

  2. On June 5th 2009, Jess wrote:

    I was at the museum in May 2009 and he’s still there, only now he’s away from the toilets!

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