Barack and Michelle Obama's portraits unveiled (Trunc.)

Entertainment News ^ | Feb. 12, 2018 | Chancellor Agard

[libstripper]

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Barack and Michelle Obama's portraits unveiled at Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery

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Barack and Michelle Obama’s official portraits were unveiled at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery on Monday morning.

The former president’s portrait was painted by artist Kehinde Wiley, and the former First Lady chose Baltimore artist Amy Sherald for hers. Wiley and Sherald are the first two African-American artists to ever be commissioned to paint presidential portraits for the museum.

[utahagen]

I disagree that it is a good painting, given the quality of the artists who should have been in competition to paint the First Lady’s official portrait. This artist could have been a mildly talented high school student for all you could tell from this painting. It’s an embarrassment.

[OrangeHoof]

If the grey dog in front of Moochelle only lifted his right hind leg, I would say this was a fabulous portrait.

[Lockbox]

Yep, in the weeds.....

[left that other site]

Yes. It is the same with literature and the other arts.

Dubya called this “The soft bigotry of lowered expectations”.

[mowowie]

The most perfect example of affirmative action that i have ever seen..

[Ciexyz]

They look like hippies at the Renaissance Festival.

[Yaelle]

No, I meant the painting Diana had in her post. The official one is caca.

[outofsalt]

Someone stole the outhouse.

[efs111]

Now that there is funny!

[libstripper]

The picture at the top, showing the contrast differences, kept appearing and disappearing in my browser, while the two retouched pictures of their portraits came in strong and clear.

[hattend]

This is the first thing I thought of:

[Covenantor]

Wrong...t’was Daniel Patrick Moynihan.

[Lopeover]

I think a horse’s hindquarters are a thing of beauty & power. 🐎

[Trillian]

That is hilarious! He is the most effeminate president we’ve ever had.

[Covenantor]

Shucks, could have saved money by a twofer.

Now that is a portrait that speaks to their true nature and impending judgement.

[left that other site]

OK...so Dubya quoted Moynihan, I guess, because it was in a speech of his that I first heard the expression.

[Lopeover]

I visited Wiley’s web page. His paintings of Black people get lost in the overwhelming color and too busy backgrounds. Wonder what Sigmond Freud would say?

Environment is to blame?

[ThePatriotsFlag]

I agree, I don’t like the woman, but this picture looks more like her.

[Lopeover]

Better job. A picture of her in the garden with children would have been better. The artists really took some huge leaps in artistic license. Too much of their own style or ego in the paintings.

[Lopeover]

Yes.