Patriotic artist Scott LoBaido is putting the finishing touches on what he calls the largest oil-on-canvas portrait ever of Old Glory at the Great American State Fair in D.C. The Staten Island artist said he believes the piece may be the largest oil-on-canvas American flag ever created.
A Message of Unity
LoBaido told Fox News Digital the American flag ‘does not belong to any particular party’ as he painted the 9-by-17-foot flag at the Made in America Pavilion during the Great American State Fair in the nation’s capital, part of the broader celebration surrounding America’s 250th birthday.
The New York-based, pro-Trump artist told Fox News Digital that some on the left ‘run away from the flag because they think it’s a MAGA symbol,’ but LoBaido argued that view misses the point of both the flag and his painting.
LoBaido also pushed back on those who protest the country by desecrating the flag, arguing that Old Glory is what protects their right to protest in the first place.
A Work of Art
LoBaido told Fox News Digital that the size and live setting of the painting are what make the project different from his past work painting the American flag.
LoBaido added that there was no better place to create the piece publicly than at America’s 250th birthday celebration, calling the American flag itself ‘the greatest work of art.’
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