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Michelle Obama portrait faces brutal mockery after unveiling
Fox News ^
| February 12, 2018
| Barnini Chakraborty
Posted on 02/12/2018 9:56:09 AM PST by Olog-hai
The National Portrait Gallery on Monday unveiled portraits of former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama — to a very mixed reception.
Even though Barack Obama praised Baltimore-based artist Amy Sherald “for so spectacularly capturing the grace and beauty and intelligence and charm and hotness of the woman I love,” many critics on social media slammed the rendition of the former first lady.
Their main question: Is that really her? […]
For the portrait, the former first lady was painted in “grayscale” — a charcoal color with taupe undertones. She’s seated, with her hair falling around her shoulders, in a bold floor-length dress.
While most agreed the image was striking, Twitter went to war over whether it looked anything like Michelle Obama. The verdict varied widely, from positive responses to confused reactions to concern that the portrait did not live up to the subject. …
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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Local News; Society
KEYWORDS: blackkk; bushportrait; clintonportrait; killwhitey; michelle; michelleportrait; nationalportrait; natlportraitgallery; obama; obamanation; obamaportrait; portrait; selfcongratulation; washingtondc
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To: Olog-hai
with her hair falling around her shouldersNo, that would be a synthetic wig appropriating white chick's hair.
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posted on
02/12/2018 11:32:31 AM PST
by
bgill
(CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
To: itsahoot
His hands are way out of proportion to his face.....
142
posted on
02/12/2018 11:34:03 AM PST
by
caww
To: Mears
see post #140 for realism......there were better artists no doubt about it.
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posted on
02/12/2018 11:36:23 AM PST
by
caww
To: caww
Belongs on the new Twenty. </s>
144
posted on
02/12/2018 11:36:28 AM PST
by
itsahoot
(There will be division, as long as there is money to be divided.)
To: RightGeek
That’s great, but it might be even better if the transition left behind the empty chair, a la Clint Eastwood.
To: P-Marlowe
If I was black I would be soooo embarrassed ......
146
posted on
02/12/2018 11:39:35 AM PST
by
caww
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
To be fair, the artist didn’t have much to work with
147
posted on
02/12/2018 11:45:10 AM PST
by
Josa
To: Olog-hai
148
posted on
02/12/2018 11:46:11 AM PST
by
hattend
To: caww
Where is the severed head?
149
posted on
02/12/2018 11:47:38 AM PST
by
Haiku Guy
(ELIMINATE PERVERSE INCENTIVES)
To: Olog-hai
While Barry looked like a fairy in the full flower of gay power.
To: Olog-hai
BHO’s looks like a 12 year old photo shopped a pic of him onto a hedge.
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posted on
02/12/2018 11:49:22 AM PST
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
To: Snickering Hound
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posted on
02/12/2018 11:52:45 AM PST
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
To: Olog-hai
153
posted on
02/12/2018 11:55:54 AM PST
by
seawolf101
(Member LES DEPLORABLES)
To: Olog-hai
154
posted on
02/12/2018 11:56:54 AM PST
by
kalee
To: caww
Its hard to work with resting beotch face. :-)
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posted on
02/12/2018 11:56:55 AM PST
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
To: simpson96
I had the same thought! lol
156
posted on
02/12/2018 11:57:50 AM PST
by
kalee
To: caww
Hussein’s hands are bigger than his head, which is very small.
157
posted on
02/12/2018 11:58:25 AM PST
by
COUNTrecount
(If only Harvey Weinstein's bathrobe could talk.)
To: Olog-hai
158
posted on
02/12/2018 11:58:43 AM PST
by
Oldeconomybuyer
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
To: RightGeek
WONDERFUL!!
The “Hussein Legacy” after President Trump is done with it.
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posted on
02/12/2018 12:01:12 PM PST
by
COUNTrecount
(If only Harvey Weinstein's bathrobe could talk.)
Did George Bush paint it? Looks like one of his paintings
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posted on
02/12/2018 12:02:42 PM PST
by
CJinVA
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