dr. jacqueline swerve, and donna die, director of the old capital museum of mississippi history. in advisory board convened may of 2000, and after carefully reviewing the portfolios narrowed the field to three artists for consideration by the senate commission on art. shortly thereafter, knox was notified he would be selected. the contract identified all of the particulars and gave the marching orders. the portrait should be vertical in format am a framed to museum standards, no smaller than 40 inches by 40 inches, not including a frame. to ensure that the senate and the artist were in some paddock in simpatico, regularly scheduled meetings were arranged. the client and artist should have a discussion on the intent of the image, what should it portray? how should it be portrayed? for the senate, portraits must be representative of the subject of the time of holding office and be indicative of their service in the senate. in other words, a classic, formal portrait. bruce, this was somewhat problematic because bruce was no longer alive to sit for his own portrait. at a time there w