43 x 32 in. (109.2 x 81.3 cm)
Framed: 50 1/2 x 40 1/4 in. (128.3 x 102.2 cm)
Accession Number
2005.151.000
Credit Line
Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives
Object Details
Minority Leader John Rhodes’ portrait was unveiled in 1981, after he left Congress. Artist Herbert Abrams included a landscape painting of Rhodes’ native Arizona above a statuette of an elephant, the Republican Party symbol. Abrams studied in New York City at the Pratt Institute and the Art Students League, pursuing portraiture throughout his career.
