Left: Kehinde Wiley, Barack Obama, 2018. Oil on canvas. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. © 2018 Kehinde Wiley.
Right: Amy Sherald, Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama 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.
Left: Kehinde Wiley, Barack Obama, 2018. Oil on canvas. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. © 2018 Kehinde Wiley.
Right: Amy Sherald, Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama 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.
Patron Celebration and Reception: The Obama Portrait Tour
6:00 pm–9:00 pm
Patron Fellows are invited to join Dr. Mariel Novas, Patti and Jonathan Kraft Chief of Learning and Community Engagement; and Ethan Lasser, John Moors Cabot Chair, Art of the Americas, for a private experience with the official portraits of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, and the MFA's companion installation of portraits of leadership crowd-sourced from our community.
This is scheduled to be an in-person event, however details are subject to change.
This event is exclusively for members of the Patron Program.