Following the final episode of ‘The Colbert Report’, the National Portrait Gallery announced that Stephen Colbert’s portrait, which hung above the fire place on the set of ‘The Colbert Report’, will return to “occupy prime placement in the museum’s ‘historic alcove’ — just above the water fountains between the men’s and women’s restrooms on the second floor.”
“In recognition of the end of Stephen Colbert’s decade-long persona for Comedy Central’s ‘The Colbert Report,’ the museum has borrowed Colbert’s portrait, which was created for the final season of the show,” said a Portrait Gallery press release. “As with many other items that bore the Colbert stamp of approval, the museum experienced [what the host calls] a ‘Colbert bump’ — crowds lined up to get their picture taken with Colbert’s portrait.”
The portrait will remain on view through April 19, 2015.
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Stephen Colbert's Portrait Returns to the National Portrait Gallery
Following the final episode of ‘The Colbert Report’, the National Portrait Gallery announced that Stephen Colbert’s portrait, which hung above the fire place on the set of ‘The Colbert Report’, will return to “occupy prime placement in the museum’s ‘historic alcove’ — just above the water fountains between the men’s and women’s restrooms on the second floor.”