Forever POTUS & FLOTUS: Barack And Michelle Obama’s Official Portraits Unveiled
February 12, 2018
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President Obama And First Lady Michelle Obama’s Official Portrait Unveiled
The official portraits of our forever FLOTUS and POTUS have been revealed. Barack and Michelle Obama took to the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, to unveil their artwork.
President Obama’s portrait was painted by Kehinde Wiley who’s known for painting black people colorfully and in the “Old Master” style…
Former President Barack Obama's official portrait unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery: https://t.co/WxAWDpwVJK pic.twitter.com/zU2nfAgUfb
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while FLOTUS chose Baltimore-based artist Amy Sherald who’s known for painting black skin gray to “take away the assigned color” of her subjects.
Former first lady Michelle Obama's official portrait unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery. https://t.co/WxAWDpwVJK pic.twitter.com/KJ9EmRufOS
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Wiley is now the first African-American artist to execute an official presidential portrait for the National Portrait Gallery.
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Michelle has since said she’s overwhelmed by the portrait and never imagined this as a young girl from the southside of Chicago.
YOU tell us; are you feeling the Obama’s official portraits???