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- Born: about 1940, south side of ChicagoChicago Reader: Drink here long enough and they'll give you the bar (November 10, 2006)
- Spouse: Tobin MitchellChicago Reader: Drink here long enough and they'll give you the bar (November 10, 2006)
- Has painted over 125 portraits, mostly of the bar patronsChicago Reader: Drink here long enough and they'll give you the bar (November 10, 2006)
- Began painting the portraits for the bar in the 1970sChicago Bar Project: Old Town Ale House (June 25, 2007)
- Inherited the Old Town Ale House in 2005 from Beatrice KlugChicago Reader: Drink here long enough and they'll give you the bar (November 10, 2006)
- Friend and student of surrealist Gertrude AbercrombieChicago Reader: Drink here long enough and they'll give you the bar (November 10, 2006)
- Paintings not for sale, but t-shirts with images of the nude Sarah Palin painting are available on the Ale House Art WebsiteAle House Art: Home Page
- Elliott told ArtInfo that the Palin and Blagovejich paintings are part of a "Nude Governor Series"ArtInfo: Blagojevich Portrait the Latest in Chicago Artist's "Nude Governor Series" (December 19, 2008)
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Bruce Elliot is co-owner of the Old Town Ale House, a popular bar in Chicago, and an amateur painter. Bruce has featured over 200 of his paintings on the bar's walls. In September 2008, he painted a nude portrait of Alaska governor Sarah Palin, which created quite a controversy. In December of 2008, Elliott painted a nude portrait of beleaguered Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, and announced he was starting a "Nude Governor Series".Chicago Tribune: ...A Rod Blagojevich 'nude painting'?[ (December 19, 2008) ArtInfo: Blagojevich Portrait the Latest in Chicago Artist's "Nude Governor Series" (December 19, 2008)
The Cavity Search
Bruce Elliott's newest painting shows a handcuffed governor Rod Blagojevich outside a jail cell in a bright orange jumpsuit down around his knees. Two other jump-suited prisoners are in the room. His naked body is painted bright yellow; three policemen stand to the right of him. One of the policemen is pulling on a white (latex) glove and behind another is the seal of the U.S. Department of Justice.WBBM: Old Town Ale House's New Blago Painting (December 19, 2008)Quotes
"I was stunned when I found out what that criminal complaint [outlined]. Hopefully, someone is going to find this irreverent."—Bruce ElliottChicago Tribune: ...A Rod Blagojevich 'nude painting'?[ (December 19, 2008)About this page
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