Oct 19, 2017
Two Black Artists To Paint Our Favorite Presidential Couple
Two Black Artists To Paint Our Favorite Presidential Couple
The official portrait of former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama will be painted by Amy Sherald and Kehinde Wiley for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. The Obama’s hand-selected these artists, making them the first black artists to paint a presidential couple. Simmie Lee Knox was the first African-American to paint a presidential portrait of…
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