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Paul Lester

Obama and Lincoln in cupcake form

Barack Obama and Abraham Lincoln cupcake art
Zilly Rosen constructed this cupcake image of Barack Obama and Abraham Lincoln at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Photograph: Claudine Hellmuth

Just when you thought you couldn't get enough of the comparisons between Barack Obama and Abraham Lincoln, along comes baker/artist Zilly Rosen.

To celebrate Valentine's Day and President's Day, Rosen constructed a portrait of America's 44th and 16th presidents using over 5,600 cupcakes at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington DC.

Each cupcake served as a pixel of colour, and the treats were promptly eaten by the museum's visitors after the installation piece ended on Saturday.

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