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Robert Henry Michel

Portrait painting of Robert Henry Michel, half length, in a gray suit, standing in an office with a window looking out across the National Mall to the Washington Monument/tiles/collection/6/6636.xml
Portrait painting of Robert Henry Michel, half length, in a gray suit, standing in an office with a window looking out across the National Mall to the Washington Monument
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Date

1992

Artist

Bill Hardin

Dimensions

40 x 34 in. (101.6 x 86.4 cm) Framed: 46 x 40 in. (116.8 x 101.6 cm)

Accession Number

2006.194.000

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

Bob Michel’s portrait, commissioned to commemorate his service as Republican Leader, was unveiled in Statuary Hall in 1992. Painted by fellow Peoria, Illinois, resident Bill Hardin, the portrait is set in the West Front office occupied by minority leadership at that time. The painting highlights one of the space’s most exceptional features—the view down the National Mall, punctuated by the Washington Monument.

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