Better than a beach photo: Christie spends $85K on portrait
Source: Associated Press
Updated 11:18 am, Thursday, April 19, 2018
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's official portrait will cost $85,000, which is more than taxpayers shelled out for paintings of his three predecessors combined.
The Record reports that Australian artist Paul Newton will paint the portrait of the Republican who left office after eight years in January.
The cost detail was obtained through an open records request.
Democrats Jon Corzine, Richard Codey and Jim McGreevey spent a combined $74,500 for theirs. None served for two terms.
Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/texas/article/Better-than-a-beach-photo-Christie-spends-85K-12847397.php
Bengus81
(6,931 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)....he'll supply his own oil.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)Rhiannon12866
(205,479 posts)apnu
(8,758 posts)... and some are blacked out. These were the asshole doge's bad enough to forever blot them from Venice history.
keithbvadu2
(36,828 posts)tinseltown
(1 post)Fla Dem
(23,690 posts)My understanding of the slang usage of "whack" or "wack" means outrageous, weird, crazy. Not sure I see that in the portraits he's painted.