Radio Interview about portrait article reruns on internet

[Thomas Nash]

Thanks Claudemir and Heidi

The sculptor's name is Mark Lundeen. The piece can be seen on his site at: http://www.lundeensculpture.com/mark...ckswigert.html

BTW I slightly changed my original post. You may have to check the broadcast schedule on the site if the show is not one that is currently playing.

[Michele Rushworth]

Very interesting interview. I particularly liked one of the announcer's comments. He said something about how, down through the years, we rememeber the names of the artists who've been criticised but we don't remember their critic's names.

You mentioned, Tom, that you sought out Newt Gingrich to paint his portrait. How did this commission come about?

[Thomas Nash]

First I checked to see if the portrait had already been commissioned. Then I sent samples of my work to someone who was heading the selection process. Procedures vary with different branches of the government. I don't know how many people were involved or what their process for choosing was.

A while later I received a phone call that they picked me. After that I didn't ask to many questions about how I was selected, I was just happy I was.