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Portraits honor Thurmond associate in South Carolina
U S Sen Strom Thurmond, though now 94, is shown younger in a courtroom portrait unveiled in Lexington and copied to Saluda and McCormick counties. Gov Beasley recalled driving Thurmond’s car, while artist Jan Fleming Smith noted a donor funded the $3000 per painting and Thurmond’s request to depict him as a judge.
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Lexington
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Thurmond
Saluda
McCormick
David Beasley
Beasley
Washington, D.C
Carolina
United States
Greenville
Jan Fleming ‘Smith
R-S.c
Lexington County