Original Painting
Ross Ulbricht Portrait
Tommy Marcheschi · 2025
Part of the BMAG Permanent Collection
Creator
Tommy MarcheschiYear
2025
Dimensions
Unframed: 8" × 10" · Framed: 17" × 19" × 4"
Materials
Oil on Stonehenge oil paper, mounted to aluminum panel
Location
BMAG Nashville
Collection of
BMAG
Type
Original Painting
About This Work
Painted from the closing frame of Ross Ulbricht's first video message to the world after being pardoned by President Trump on January 22, 2025 — posted to X the following day. Originally auctioned through Scarce City with 50% of the artist's winnings pledged to MACS, Lyn Ulbricht's new non-profit. The piece went unclaimed by the auction winner and now resides in the museum's permanent collection.
Provenance
Current
BMAG
Acquired (May 2025)
Purchased at auction on Scarce City
From the artist
Tommy Marcheschi
Now on View
MEMETIKRON
Images in the Age of Symbolic Capital
April 1, 2026 — April 29, 2026
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