OBAMA PORTRAIT
Barack Obama Portrait Finished October 30, 2008- 5 Days Before Election!
On May 20, 2008 Barack Obama came to Crow Agency, Crow reservation, on his campaign tour. The Crow tribal vice chairman, Cedrick Black Eagle's parents, Hartford and Mary Black Eagle adopted Obama and had an official ceremony. They gave him a Crow name: Awe Kooda Bilaxpak Kuuxshish (One Who Helps All People Throughout The Land!). I was so inspired by the possibility of him becoming President that I began designing a portrait of him a week and a half later. I wanted him to beat Hillary for the democratic nomination and didn't put much time into the portrait until she conceded but couldn't really work on it until October when I finished my paying projects. The portrait was finished October 30, 2008, he was then elected president five days later November 4th, 2008!
Rolling Stone Magazine Cover March 20, 2008
Crow tribal chairman, Carl Venne, and Barack Obama.
Jonathan, Jon and Miriam presenting portrait to Montana Senator, Jon Tester, at his office in preparation to it going to President Obama at the White House!
Venne and Obama
Letter from the BIG guy himself...!!
Hope for the future
Obama's Crow name: He Who Helps All People Throughout The Land!
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