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Official portrait of Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels unveiled

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LOUISVILLE, KY. (WDRB) -- The official portrait of Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels was unveiled during a ceremony at the Indiana State House on Tuesday.

Lafayette, Ind. native Richard Halstead created the portrait.  "The governor's only request for the portrait was that it not be artificial or unnatural," Halstead said in a news release.  "And that was in keeping with comments I heard from others who emphasized his genuineness and authenticity."

"I hope that long after anybody can name the person in this portrait, young people of today and those who were adults when it happened, will look back and say this was a time of action and turning a corner in Indiana," said Gov. Daniels. "I'll just recall what John Adams once wrote. He said ‘duty is ours, the results are up to God.' I would like to think that we did our duty and I do believe God held up His end."

Private money paid for the portrait and also maintains the governor's portrait collection at the Indiana State Museum.

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