Posted on 02/12/2018 4:53:07 AM PST by simpson96
WASHINGTON — The National Portrait Gallery will unveil official portraits of former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle on Monday — with the art world wondering how they will be portrayed by the noted African-American artists they selected to portray them.
Obama, the nation’s first African-American president, selected Kehinde Wiley; Mrs. Obama picked Amy Sherald. Both artists are known for their painting of African-Americans.
Wiley and Sherald are the first African-Americans to be commissioned by the gallery to paint official portraits.
The gallery, part of the Smithsonian Institution, has the only complete collection of presidential portraits outside of the White House.
Obama’s portrait will be installed in the “America’s Presidents” gallery and Mrs. Obama’s picture will be on display in another part of the museum.
Both Obama and Mrs. Obama will attend the event, to be livestreamed by the portrait gallery starting at 9 a.m. Chicago time.
The National Gallery began commissioning presidential portraits in 1994, starting with President George H.W. Bush. The initial first lady commission was in 2006 with Hillary Clinton.
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Which boob belt will she be wearing?
I hope these are available for purchase in the size of bird cage floors.
So what goes into the White House? A copy of this one or another original? Or are they even going to fill out the White House collection this time?
My neighbor did that with news paper pictures of Bam Bam.
Any portrait of the Hussein’s without Valerie Jarrett is Fake Art.
” . . . with the art world wondering how they will be portrayed by the noted African-American artists they selected to portray them. . . “
Oh, REALLY? So only “noted African-American artists” (noted by WHOM?) get to paint our beloved ex-President and his mate? Were any, I dunno, WHITE people considered to paint our beloved ex-President and his mate? If not - gee, what is you call that again? Oh, yeah. In your face RACISM.
There is a special place on each portrait that you can aim your rotten eggs at.
Melania just had the White House “exorcised” of the demonic vermin that resided there.
I hope she doesn’t have to walk by portraits of these slimy traitors everyday.
Hang them out back by the trash cans.
[Note to self: check photos to see if they are wearing a walking boot like Hillary and McShame...]
A protrait of Dorkbama the Muslim eunuch quota boy is the reason paint spray cans exist.
Michelle’s artist paints blacks with gray skin. Yes, Michelle will be gray. Pretty stupid if you ask me.
An attempt to fight the rodent population in the basement of the Nat. Portrait Gallery .
Wow, I had no idea what you meant until I looked up the pics...
ROTFL!
Mochelle was running late this morning so she wrapped herself in their black shower curtain . . .
Anybody noticing the smug, arrogant look on Barry’s face?
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