On February 12, 2018, both Wiley and the artist Amy Sherald unveiled their official presidential portraits of Barack Obama and Michelle Obama for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in ...

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This new creative spirit is evident in the canvasses of John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama. Kehinde Wiley’s portrait depicts Barack Obama in a suit with an open collar sitting in an armchair in a ...

In 2017, in the first year of the Obama administration, the First Couple selected two up-and-coming Black artists to paint their official portraits: POTUS went for Kehinde Wiley, and FLOTUS for Amy ...

In Jordan E. Cooper’s play the government has offered Black folks of the diaspora a one-way ticket to Africa. Critic Jacquinn ...

I had to contact my UK credit card company by phone. The representative who handled my case introduced herself as Kemi. She ...

Los Angeles-born painter Kehinde Wiley (born 1977) is best known for painting former President Barack Obama’s official U.S. Presidential portrait in 2018 and his large-scale portraits depicting ...

Planning to spend a weekend in Washington DC? From Union Market and the National Mall to the city’s top galleries and free museums, this Washington DC travel blog will help you plan. From the amazing ...

Trump's inauguration headshot is inspired by his mugshot. But that's not the only way it bucks presidential norms.

Sharon Sprung, the Brooklyn artist who painted the iconic official portrait of former first lady Michelle Obama, has a new ...

“The jumping off point is the John Singer Sargent portrait “Madame X” from the 1880s and also Amy Sherald’s portrait of ...