Both of us had chosen Simmie Knox to paint our portraits: we liked Knox's lifelike style, and he would be the first African-American portraitist to have his work hang in the White House.

我俩都选了西米·诺克斯来为我们画像：我们欣赏他逼真的风格，他也将成为第一位将作品悬挂在白宫的非裔画家。

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Jason Mecier, an American artist, created many portraits of celebrities to the life by cigarette lighters, used make-up, discarded mobile phone.

美国艺术家杰森·米歇尔用烟头、用过的化妆品、丢弃的手机拼出惟妙惟肖的名人肖像。

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Mr Nelson's book contains compelling portraits of the astronauts: the American heroes of the age.

尼尔森在书中还生动描述了美国一个时代的英雄——宇航员们的生活。

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His works,called micro mosaics, include portraits of actor Omar Sharif, Britain's Queen Elizabeth, Egyptian Novelist Naguib Mahfouz, American television host Oprah Winfrey, and Cleopatra.

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Maraniss wins a gold medal for his portraits of American stars Wilma Rudolph, Rafer Johnson and Cassius Clay, as well as of the barefoot Ethiopian gold medal marathoner Abebe Bikila.

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Many more Copleys are on view, often portraits of early American statesmen, as well as Gilbert Stuart's studies of George Washington.

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Yet within less than a year, two established American novelists have drawn harrowing portraits of a post-apocalyptic America, across which their characters trudge in desperation to find a safer, healthier haven.

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