He instead painted the president in front of a wall of greenery with some flowers intermixed that have meanings to the president. Wiley also did not stay true to his usual theme of recreating historical paintings. The painting is so refined and the brushstrokes were essentially invisible making it seem like he is sitting right in front of all of the viewers. Upon first glance, I was convinced that the painting of Barack was actually a graphic design. His paintings are painted with extreme realism and detail. Kehinde Wiley, who painted the portrait of former president Obama, was born in 1977 and is most well known for painting very large portraits of Black figures in the same light as their historical white counterparts. This is the first time in United States history that Black artists have been selected for the job of painting the presidential portraits. The portraits honoring the first African American president and first lady were painted by African American artists. The stark blueish purple walls meet the eyes of patrons at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts as they enter the large gallery, finally being in the same room as the Barack and Michelle Obama portraits that have been traveling around the country since 2021. The National Portrait Gallery is grateful to all of the generous donors who made these commissions possible and proudly recognizes them at npg.si.edu/obamaportraitstour Image Courtesy of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Meyerhoff and Rheda Becker and Catherine and Michael Podell. Capoccia Clarence, DeLoise and Brenda Gaines The Ston eridge Fund of Amy and Marc Meadows Robert E. The Nat ional Portrait Gallery is grateful to the following lead donors for their support of the Obama portraits: Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg Judith Kern and Kent Whealy Tommie L. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.
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