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Artist David Lenz was commissioned by the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery to paint a portrait of Dr. Temple Grandin.

Grandin, a renowned autism educator and animal science professor, is famous for the quote, "The world needs all kinds of minds."

Using her unique visual thinking as an autistic person, Grandin designed more humane livestock handling facilities now used widely in the U.S.

Lenz's portrait of Grandin was unveiled at the Smithsonian and will be on display from November 2025 through October 2026.

It started in March 2020 with an email all portrait artists dream of receiving. The then-chief curator of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery , Brandon Fortune, was confirming that I was commissioned to paint a portrait of one of the most fascin

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