The Baltimore Museum Art (BMA) recently displayed the new portrait of the late Elijah E. Cummings, who served in the United States House of Representatives for Maryland's 7th congressional district from 1996 until his death in 2019. The painting was created by Baltimore artist Jerrell Gibbs, inspired by Baltimore-based photographer Justin T. Gellerson’s image of Cummings featured on the cover for Cummings’ memoir, "We’re Better than This: My Fight for the Future of Our Democracy."After its display at the BMA, this painting will hang permanently in the new Elijah E. Cummings Room at the United States Capitol, where Representative Cummings served as Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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