LEWISTON — Americans Who Tell the Truth invites the community to the unveiling of artist Robert Shetterly’s portrait of Lewiston native and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Bernard Lown.

The event is set for 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, June 7, at the Bates Mill Atrium, 35 Canal St.

A renowned cardiologist, inventor, teacher, peace activist and humanitarian, Lown held a deep sense of responsibility for physicians to heal not only physical bodies but debilitating injustices in the body politic. His moral urgency to remedy the world’s wrongs influenced his work throughout his life, from pioneering advancements in the treatment of cardiovascular disease, to becoming a leading advocate for nuclear disarmament, to establishing the first satellite-based global health system.

Speakers at the event will include former Lewiston Mayor Larry Gilbert, Emily Cain, Doug Rawlings, and members of the Lown family.

Dr. Lown’s portrait will join the over 270 portraits Shetterly has painted as part of the American Who Tell the Truth series, which uses the power of art to illuminate the ongoing struggle to realize America’s democratic ideals and model the commitment to work for the common good.

Visit americanswhotellthetruth.org for more information.