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Amy Sherald, who painted former First Lady Michelle Obama's portrait in 2018, has a major survey of her work opening this ...
The painter's most heralded pieces, including portraits of Michelle Obama and Breonna Taylor, find a home in New York City.
“Though she has been known for these two moments, Mrs. Obama and Breonna Taylor’s portraits, she has been a working artist for 25 years,” Rujeko Hockley, the show’s curator, said in a press preview at ...
Amy Sherald, best known for her portrait of Michelle Obama, is affirmed as one of the most significant American artists of our time in "American Sublime," a Whitney Museum retrospective ...
The artist who garnered fame at the Smithsonian and then painted the official portrait of Michelle Obama brings her unique style to ordinary people Tiffany Y. Ates Artist Amy Sherald, photographed ...
Amy Sherald, who painted former First Lady Michelle Obama's portrait in 2018, has a major survey of her work opening this week at the Whitney... Painter Amy Sherald asks: What is American?
A decade ago, Amy Sherald was still struggling to make her mark. But even before she was commissioned to paint former First Lady Michelle Obama's portrait, she knew she'd have a major museum ...