We Must Not Be Broke. State To Pay $15k for Portrait of “Specific State Government Official.”

‘What would be wrong with a nice photo? The Office of Legislative Management and the Department of Economic and Community Development’s Office of the Arts are seeking state portraiture artists to paint a portrait of a specific state official for $15,000. The portrait will hang in the State Capitol.

If it is to be a people’s portrait that reflect’s our common experience of the past eight years, how about this:

A print can be had for a few dollars and tells the tale. See, there are ways to save money.