{"id":2420504,"date":"2025-04-06T20:36:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T00:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/artist-of-trump-colorado-portrait-says-her-career-may-be-over-after-backlash-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-06T20:36:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T00:36:55","slug":"artist-of-trump-colorado-portrait-says-her-career-may-be-over-after-backlash-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/artist-of-trump-colorado-portrait-says-her-career-may-be-over-after-backlash-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist of Trump Colorado portrait says her career may be over after backlash &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fartist-of-trump-colorado-portrait-says-her-career-may-be-over-after-backlash-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2420504&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The artist Sarah Boardman, known for her 2019 portrait of President Donald Trump displayed in Colorado&#8217;s state Capitol, has expressed that her career is at risk following Trump&#8217;s criticism of the artwork. Trump described the portrait as &#8220;truly the worst&#8221; adn claimed that Boardman had &#8220;lost her talent as she got older,&#8221; prompting a significant backlash against her work. In response, Boardman defended her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/moonfall-review-sexless-mindless-disaster-movie-made-by-china-appeasers\/\" title=\"&#039;Moonfall&#039; Review: Sexless, Mindless Disaster Movie Made By China Appeasers\">artistic integrity<\/a>, stating she created the portrait without any bias or distortion and had previously received positive feedback.She noted that Trump\u2019s remarks have negatively impacted her business,which she has run for over 41 years,and stated her work is now &#8220;in danger of not recovering.&#8221; Boardman, who has painted other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/smithsonian-national-portrait-gallery-unveils-new-presidential-portrait-of-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery Unveils New Presidential Portrait Of Donald Trump\">presidential portraits<\/a>, concluded her statement by indicating she would not comment further on the issue.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Artist of Trump Colorado portrait says her career may be over after backlash<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2083634\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The artist of a 2019 portrait of President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> hanging in <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/colorado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Colorado<\/a>&lsquo;s state Capitol claimed on Sunday that her career and <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">art<\/a> business is &ldquo;in danger of not recovering&rdquo; after Trump accused her of &ldquo;purposefully&rdquo; distorting the portrait and called for its removal.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sarahaboardman.com\/ArticleDetail\/11767\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"release \">release<\/a> posted on her website, Sarah Boardman defended the portrait, saying she completed it &ldquo;accurately, without &lsquo;purposeful distortion,&rsquo; political bias, or any attempt to caricature the subject, actual or implied.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3371760\/mark-cuban-only-supported-harris-was-not-trump\/\">Mark Cuban admits he only supported Kamala Harris because &#8216;she wasn&#8217;t Donald Trump&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3371740\/house-republican-trump-new-era-us-energy\/\">House Republican says Trump ushering in &#8216;new era&#8217; for US energy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3371704\/luna-johnson-deal-proxy-voting-feud\/\">Luna and Johnson strike deal to end proxy voting feud<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Boardman also said she only &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">received overwhelmingly positive reviews<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-deere-cancels-cultural-awareness-events-following-online-criticism-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"John Deere cancels ...cultural awareness... events following online criticism - Washington Examiner\">feedback&#038;rdquo<\/a>; until Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3356518\/trump-bashes-portrait-of-himself\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"strongly criticized\">strongly criticized<\/a> it late last month, when he called it &ldquo;truly the worst&rdquo; portrait and that Boardman &ldquo;must have lost her talent as she got older.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/114214565824374410\/embed\" class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; 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Bush and Barack Obama. Trump previously lamented how &ldquo;wonderful&rdquo; the Obama portrait was compared to his.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sarahaboardman.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"According to\">According to<\/a> her website, she has done five presidential portraits, one portrait of a U.S. district court judge, and many portraits of U.S. military members.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2083634\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2083634\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artist of Trump portrait fears career may be over after backlash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2420505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/trump-colorado-portrait-artist-career.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[8735,6024,3634],"class_list":["post-2420504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-artist","tag-colorado","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/trump-colorado-portrait-artist-career.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2420504"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2420508,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420504\/revisions\/2420508"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2420505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2420504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2420504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2420504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}