Kehinde Wiley, Barack Obama, 2018. © Kehinde Wiley. Photo by Mark Gulezian, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Princeton University Press.
Amy Sherald, Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama, 2018. Photo by Mark Gulezian, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Princeton University Press.
The National Portrait Gallery welcomed more than two million visitors in FY2018, nearly doubling its annual attendance records. Photo by Paul Morigi. Courtesy of Princeton University Press.
Visitors encounter Amy Sherald’s portrait of Michelle Obama at the National Portrait Gallery. Photo by Paul Morigi. Courtesy of Princeton University Press.
President Barack Obama and Kehinde Wiley at the unveiling ceremony on February 12, 2018. © Pete Souza. Courtesy of Princeton University Press.
Michelle Obama and AmySherald stand alongside the newly unveiled portrait of the former first lady at the ceremony on February 12, 2018 . © Pete Souza. Courtesy of Princeton University Press.
Kehinde Wiley’s portrait of President Barack Obama was installed in "America’s Presidents" on February 13, 2018, the day after the unveiling ceremony. Photo by Mark Gulezian, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Princeton University Press.