Overview
- The White House has donated a new painting of President Trump by Arizona artist Vanessa Horabuena to the Colorado State Capitol
- Former state Sen. Lois Court, chair of the Capitol Building Advisory Committee, approved the temporary display on June 26
- The original 2019 portrait by Sarah Boardman was removed in March after Trump criticized it as “distorted,” leaving a blank spot in the rotunda
- Horabuena’s rendition closely mirrors Trump’s official second-term photograph with a blue tie against a dark backdrop
- The advisory committee will revisit the composition of the presidential portrait gallery at its September meeting to determine a permanent solution