Michele Rushworth is an American artist noted for her oil-based portrait paintings. She has painted the official portraits of leading figures in government, law, education, medicine and the arts, including nine state gubernatorial portraits[1][2][3][4][5] as well as private portraits for families. In 2010 she was commissioned to paint the official portrait of Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad Allen[6] and was awarded the commission to paint the official portrait of Admiral Robert J. Papp Jr. She has also been commissioned to paint the official portraits of United States Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and a portrait of the Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Norton Schwartz which was unveiled at the Pentagon in early 2013.[7]
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bare_url_fwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ [1] Las Vegas Sun, August 16, 2010, Governor Gibbons selects artist for portrait]
- ^ Wyoming Tribune, October 3, 2008, Tradition of hanging former governors portraits
- ^ American Artist Magazine, March 2010, A Professional Portraitist Offers Her Best Advice Archived 2010-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Seattle Times, June 25, 2012, Gov. Chris Gregoire poses for official portrait
- ^ Coast Guard Compass website, May 25, 2010, Guardian of the Week: Admiral Thad Allen
- ^ Mike Flynn, Publisher, Puget Sound Business Journal, May 23, 2012, Flynn's harp: Portraits paint success story for Seattle artist Archived May 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine