Comments on: Last Chance to See Stephen Colbert’s Portrait

By: Portrait: Stephen Colbert « miss.stephanie

Portrait: Stephen Colbert « miss.stephanie — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:09:16 +0000

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By: Ben Small

Ben Small — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:46:49 +0000

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

By: JRC

JRC — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:50:28 +0000

I was in DC last in 2005. I just recently mentioned to my wife – I want to go back – more to see this than anything. Does the Natl. Museums’ Portrait gallery have a Will Rogers? Or would they have gotten rid of that too?

By: Ann G

Ann G — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:03:47 +0000

Taking down this portrait is a very unpatriotic move. You’re on notice, National Museum of American History.

Seriously, what will happen to the portrait after it’s taken down? Will it be displayed somewhere else?

By: SusieBlack

SusieBlack — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:20:54 +0000

So many people that treasure both Stephen Colbert and the Smithsonian’s museums never had a chance to travel to Washington to see Colbert’s portrait.

We are in sincere hope that the Smithsonian will create a traveling exhibit of ‘Treasures’ including the Colbert portrait, to be shared with people all across the nation!

By: Catherine S

Catherine S — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:40:24 +0000

You haven’t told us why the portrait will come down, or any of the details of the story. Has it been accepted into the collections, and if so, is it just coming down for a small period of time to limit light exposure, for example? Will it go up again at a time in the future? Or is it actually being removed from the collections?

By: BC

BC — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:08:34 +0000

“We are in the forever business”? – http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/188603/october-16-2008/portrait-accepted—brent-glass

By: BC

BC — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:54:24 +0000

Why? Why take the gift if is not going to be displayed forever and ever? The Colbert Portrait was the only reason I ever went to DC or the Smithsonian.

By: jentaps

jentaps — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:55:11 +0000

This is just wrong! Why on earth are you taking it down? I can’t exactly hurry over, as I live in CA. I was in DC last year right before the re-opening of the American History museum, so I just missed it. Now I’ll never get to see it.

By: Rob Mabry

Rob Mabry — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:36:01 +0000

This portrait is an enduring piece of our nation’s history that is no less important than the statues of the Greeks or the Egyptian Pyramids. It must stand! At least until I can snap a picture of it.

By: Second season ‘Colbert Report’ portrait being taken down at National Museum of American History :: No Fact Zone

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:30:41 +0000

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