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He snubbed Andy Warhol, fell for himself in tennis whites and asked a trial artist to Mar-a-Lago to capture his likeness after the assassination bid … we take a tour of the new president’s taste in ...
That's not the beginning of a bad joke, but rather the subject of a recent painting by artist Andy Thomas called "The Republican Club" that's hanging in the White House. The image created a stir ...
Earlier this year, the self-taught Missouri artist Andy Thomas updated his fanciful painting of Republican presidents sitting around a barroom table to include a flattering and noticeably slimmed ...
What you might not know is that artist Andy Thomas is a native of nearby Carthage, and that in addition to "The Republican Club," Thomas has painted similar paintings, including a companion piece ...
It's called "The Republican Club," and it was painted by Andy Thomas, who joins me now from Springfield, Mo. Andy Thomas, welcome. ANDY THOMAS: Well, thank you for having me. KELLY: When did you ...
And now we know where it came from. Missouri artist Andy Thomas painted the original "Grand Ol' Gang" featuring Abraham Lincoln, Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon and five other former presidents ...
Both Bushes and Gerald Ford are also found in the happy tableau. The painting by artist Andy Thomas - entitled “The Republican Club” – was given to the president as a gift by GOP congressman ...
As all this was playing out, Andy Thomas was at his home in Carthage ... “I’m thinking, ‘I’m a damn artist, what is he asking me about this for?'” he recalled. As a cowboy painter ...
When it came time to update his hugely popular painting of Republican presidents, Andy Thomas struggled with how to fit Donald Trump in, but he knew that he belonged at the center of the frame.