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Edgar Jerins Paints the Kansas & Nebraska Donkeys for the 2016 Democratic Convention
Published on Jun 29, 2016
“Donkeys Around Town” was cooked up by ex PA Governor Ed Rendell. The idea is to have painted donkey sculptures for each state and territory to be placed around Philadelphia to celebrate this summer’s Democratic National Convention in our city. The Governor got Caryn Kunkle to orchestrate all of it and one of the artists she recruited is my great friend and art school roommate Edgar Jerins, who got the Nebraska and Kansas donkeys. He told me he won the jackpot by getting to paint the Kansas donkey, because who can beat the Wizard of Oz for great subject matter? And by painting Nebraska’s Chief Standing Bear, Edgar creates an iconic portrait of tolerance and good will for Democrats everywhere.