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PAINTING OF DISFIGURED IRAQ VET GOES ON DISPLAY AT NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY

The National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution has put on display a life-sized oil painting of an army sergeant whose face was badly scarred in a fuel explosion in Iraq.
Among some 49 finalists in the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, which recognizes modern portraiture, is Matthew Mitchell’s portrait of Retired Army Sgt. Richard Yarosh.
According to [...]