Download Michelle Obama Official Portrait National Gallery Gif. The national portrait gallery has revealed the portraits of former president barack obama and his wife, michelle. The national portrait gallery began commissioning sherald's portrait shows an unsmiling michelle obama with chin resting on right hand and an expansive white patternered dress by designer.

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Come to find out, the smithsonian national portrait gallery wanted to honor the former first couple for black history month, and the obamas recruited two artists to help do so. The former first lady michelle obama's decision to commission the baltimore painter amy sherald for her official portrait was intriguing. And in the setting of the national portrait gallery—a venue freely open to the public 362 days out of every year—the new official portraits will be sure to attract and influence a large.

Michelle obama looked far less than impressed when her likeness was unveiled at the national portrait gallery in washington d.c.

The portrait of michelle is modern with sharp lines, while the portrait of barack has a colorful floral background. The former first lady michelle obama's decision to commission the baltimore painter amy sherald for her official portrait was intriguing. Barack obama's official portrait, painted by kehinde wiley. Sherald and wiley, the first black recipients of commissions from the national portrait gallery, are artists with points of view.