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Article: Painting of the Queen. (Newsmakers).(Nigerian artist Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy's portrait of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II)(Brief Article)
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- April 1, 2002
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* PAINTING OF THE QUEEN: Nigerian artist Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy stands before a portrait of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II she was commissioned to paint to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee. It was unveiled on Commonwealth Day, March 12, at Marlborough House in London. Chukwuogo-Roy is acknowledged as the first Black to do a commissioned work on the queen. "The Queen is a great communicator," said the Eastern Nigeria-born artist. "She's ...