Posted on 03/02/2015 8:55:18 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic
RENOWNED Bucks County portrait artist Nelson Shanks has painted everyone from Princess Diana to President Bill Clinton and from Pope John Paul II to Marisa Tomei. He and his wife, Leona, are the founders of Studio Incamminati, an art school on 12th Street near Callowhill.
On a recent Friday, as the north light of a chilly afternoon flooded his Andalusia studio, Shanks, 77, chain smoked cigarettes and drank Diet Cokes while painting Gabrielle, a beautiful young belly dancer, on a 7-by-5-foot canvas.
Following his 7-hour session with Gabrielle, Shanks spoke with Stephanie Farr about a hidden secret in his portrait of President Clinton and his friendship with Princess Di, and shared some deep thoughts on celebrity and art.
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Monica Lewinsky offered $250k for infamous blue dress by Vegas museum
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/las-vegas-museum-offers-monica-lewinsky-250k-dress-article-1.1806968
The Las Vegas Erotic Heritage Museum is also offering the famous former intern a $100,000- per-year job to manage and curate the place.
Looks like Ted Koppel, not Billy Boy.
I didn’t realize Ted Kopple was President.
It also appears he is holding a towel in his right hand.
bmp for later= woops unfortunate wording I guess
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