“One of My Muses—Ex-Pro-Choice Republican Arlen Specter—Was Defeated in the Democratic Primary…”

In recognition of Sen. Arlen Specter (D) — who switched to the Republican party in 1965 and then back to the Democratic party last year — losing his bid for reelection on Tuesday we give you the beautiful art of Zak Smith:

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Zak Smith is an artist who first came to prominence with his mammoth work Pictures Showing What Happens on Each Page of Thomas Pynchon's Novel Gravity's Rainbow. Smith's paintings and drawings are held in major public and private collections worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art. We Did Porn— a book includng drawings and stories about his experiences working in the adult film industry— his third book and his first to include writing— will be published in July 2009 from Tin House Books. He lives and works in Los Angeles.

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