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Colorado State Capitol portrait of Donald Trump

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/colorado-state-capitol-portrait-of-donald-trump

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. What is the subject of portrait?

  2. 2. What is the location of display?

  3. 3. Who painted the first portrait of Donald Trump in the Colorado State Capitol?

  4. 4. Why was the Trump portrait taken down in 2025?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Civic Discourse

  • Artistic Agency

  • Political Symbolism

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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