Left: Kehinde Wiley. Barack Obama, 2018. Oil on canvas. © 2018 Kehinde Wiley. Right: Amy Sherald. Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (detail), 2018. Oil on linen.
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. The National Portrait Gallery is grateful to the generous donors who made these commissions possible and proudly recognizes them at npg.si.edu/obamaportraitstour.
Before you experience these works in the galleries side by side, we invite you to take a closer look at them individually. The following interactive features offer the chance to learn more about the remarkable artists who painted the portraits, explore their unique styles and processes, and understand many of the meaningful details they incorporated into their paintings.
The Obama Portraits Tour is organized by the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC.Â
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The Art Institute thanks the many supporters who have funded the Chicago presentation, as well as access, education, and programming.
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Lester Coney and Denise Gardner
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Leadership support is contributed by Illinois Tool Works and the Leadership Advisory Committee of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Major funding is provided by the Blanchard-Nesbitt Family; Suzette and Ally Bulley; Francesca and Liam Connell; Anne and Don Edwards; Paul, Dedrea, and Ian Gray, In the Works Foundation; Guida Family Foundation; Cheryl and Eric McKissack; and Peggy A. Montes.
Special support is contributed by Julia Langdon Antonatos and Larry Antonatos, Ariel Investments, Caroline Brown and Cairy Saltwell Brown, Ann Collins, Kevann M. Cooke, Marilyn and Larry Fields, Nickol and Darrel Hackett, Mellody Hobson, Linda Johnson Rice, The Joyner/Giuffrida Collection, the Langdon Neal Family, Fay and Daniel Levin, and Marisa Murillo.
Additional support is provided by Jozy Altidore, Azeeza, Chanel Coney, Javon Coney, Don and Kristen Crawley, Allison and Susan Davis, Andrea Ellis, Steven Galanis, Kyle and Ashley Gardner, Andre Iguodala, Olivia John, Jasmine Jordan, Deven Rand, Alexa Rice, and Sloane Stephens.
