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July 25, 2025
Artist Amy Sherald’s “American Sublime” would have been the first solo show by a contemporary Black artist at the Portrait…
July 28, 2022
Barack and Michelle Obama will return to the White House in September for the unveiling of their official White House…
September 9, 2021
The Taylor artwork is now co-owned by the National Museum of African American History and Culture in D.C. and The…
Barack And Michelle Obama Attend Portrait Unveiling At Nat'l Portrait Gallery theGrio.com
June 18, 2021
Digital versions of the official Obama portraits were projected on to Chicago's Merchandise Mart ahead of the national tour.
Barack And Michelle Obama Attend Portrait Unveiling At Nat'l Portrait Gallery theGrio.com
June 2, 2021
The portraits of former President and First Lady Barack and Michelle Obama are heading to Chicago in a new national…
September 14, 2020
On Sunday, Taylor’s mother, Tamika Palmer, wrote a heartbreaking Instagram post directly to Kentucky Atty. Gen. Daniel Cameron calling again…
August 24, 2020
The Vanity Fair September issue will feature a portrait of Breonna Taylor by Amy Sherald, the artist famous for painting…
Michelle Obama theGrio.com
March 21, 2018
The museum has relocated the now iconic painting from the first floor to the third floor to accommodate the droves…
Michelle Obama dances with Parker Curry. thegrio.com
March 16, 2018
When Jessica Curry took her 2-year-old daughter, Parker to the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., a museum that they have visited many
Parker Curry thegrio.com
March 5, 2018
Parker’s mom revealed that Parker and the family is now represented by Aba Kwawu, President of TAA PR, giving us hope…
February 12, 2018
The internet was LIT after the official presidential portraits for Barack and Michelle Obama were unveiled on Monday. Here are some of…
Kehinde Wiley Amy Sherald thegrio.com
February 12, 2018
Check out some other stunning examples of portraits from artists Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald..
Michelle Obama theGrio.com
February 12, 2018
As the country continues their reacting to the unveiling of the Obama presidential portraits, some critics are left scratching their