Clinton's portrait by black artist a first

Sunday, June 13, 2004

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Simmie Knox, the first black artist to paint an official presidential portrait, is preparing to unveil his oil painting of former President Bill Clinton in a ceremony Monday at the White House.

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