--- title: House of Cards' Underwood Joins National Portrait Gallery description: The 'House of Cards' character is immortalized among real U.S. presidents canonical: https://time.com/4233378/house-of-cards-underwood-portrait/ author: Sarah Begley article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-23T00:58:46.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:56:11.655Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: President Underwood From 'House of Cards' Added to the National Portrait Gallery og:description: The 'House of Cards' character is immortalized among real U.S. presidents og:url: https://time.com/4233378/house-of-cards-underwood-portrait/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt87c7c6178d85d858/69887ea6cd1bba4bc06ff88f/keven_spacey_underwood_portrait.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3500 og:image:height: 1969 og:image:alt: Kevin Spacey President Frank J. 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Underwood on the day of its unveiling at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, Feb. 22, 2016. Kevin Lamarque—Reuters by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Feb 23, 2016 12:58 AM UTC Another reason for all the power to go to Frank Underwood’s head: the fictional president now has [his own painting in the National Portrait Gallery](https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2016/02/22/painting-of-president-frank-underwood-unveiled-at-the-national-portrait-gallery/?tid=sm%5Ftw), a museum that is home to many portraits of real U.S. presidents. Kevin Spacey, who plays Underwood in the Netflix series _House of Cards_, was present at the unveiling on Monday, noting, “I think that when it’s hung at the right height, you may wonder if I’m about to kick you in the face—which seems appropriate for this particular character,” the Washington _Post_ reports. Artist Jonathan Yeo undertook the painting, and pointed out the way he tried to make the paint look somewhat pixelated. “We were trying to mimic the formality of an official portrait, but at the same time leave some of the loose lateral brushstrokes to suggest a digital image flickering on a screen.” The painting will go on view for the public on Wednesday, less than 10 days before season four’s March 4 debut on Netflix. \[[_Washington Post_](https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2016/02/22/painting-of-president-frank-underwood-unveiled-at-the-national-portrait-gallery/?tid=sm%5Ftw)\] ## Transcript It's a new day in America. Today more people will go to work, return home to their families, and sleep more soundly then ever before. All because one man refuses to settle, putting people before politics. That man is Frank Underwood. America I'm only getting started. 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