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Artist Kehinde Wiley is known for his vibrant, large-scale paintings of African Americans posing as famous figures from the history of Western art. This portrait does not include an underlying art historical reference, but some of the flowers in the background carry special meaning for Obama.
President Barack Obama is an oil-on-canvas portrait of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, completed by the artist Kehinde Wiley in 2018 for the National Portrait Gallery. It received a mixed response from the media and the public.
- 213.7 cm (84.1 in) × 147 cm (58 in) × 3.2 cm (1.3 in)
- oil paint, canvas
- February 2018
- Barack Obama
Kehinde Wiley is known for his vibrant, large-scale paintings of African Americans posing as famous figures from the history of Western art. This portrait does not include an underlying art historical reference, but some of the flowers in the background carry special meaning for Obama.
Feb 13, 2018 · The Shifting Perspective in Kehinde Wiley’s Portrait of Barack Obama. By Vinson Cunningham. February 13, 2018. Obama is seated, the chair resting, one assumes, on a soft, unseen bed of...
- Vinson Cunningham
May 15, 2023 · By Jocelyn Noveck. Published 12:01 PM PDT, May 15, 2023. NEW YORK (AP) — Kehinde Wiley was already well into his influential art career when his portrait of Barack Obama — arms crossed, perched on a chair amid brilliant foliage — was unveiled in 2018. But there’s no doubt it changed the artist’s life.
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Aug 15, 2021 · Jun 18 – Aug 15, 2021. Galleries 182–184. Closed. This summer the Art Institute of Chicago welcomes two acclaimed portraits to its galleries: Kehinde Wiley’s painting of President Barack Obama and Amy Sherald’s portrait of former First Lady Michelle Obama.
Dec 26, 2022 · How the Artist Kehinde Wiley Went from Picturing Power to Building It. His portrait of Obama sparked a nationwide pilgrimage. Now he’s establishing an arts empire of his own. By Julian Lucas....
