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Barack and Michelle Obama pose with Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald, and the artists’ portraits of the former U.S. president and first lady during a ceremony at the National Portrait Gallery on February 12, 2018. Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images.
Since the unveiling of these two portraits of the Obamas, the Portrait Gallery has experienced a record number of visitors, not only to view these works in person, but to be part of the communal experience of a particular moment in time. This tour is an opportunity for audiences in different parts of the country to witness how portraiture can engage people in the beauty of dialogue and shared experience.