Portrait of Civil Rights icon Fred Gray added to Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery

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A portrait of Montgomery native and iconic Civil Rights attorney Fred Gray will be added to The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery.

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The oil portrait, by artist Michael Shane Neal, has been acquired by The Smithsonian for its permanent collection in Washington, D.C. It was commissioned by a group of donors called Friends of Fred Gray, who believe in the historical importance of a painting of Gray and its inclusion in the museum’s collection.. His legal career has spanned more than half a century, serving in the Alabama Legislature and being a minister along the way.

 

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