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2018 Baker Awards

Amy Sherald ’04 (LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting M.F.A.) and Margaret Rorison ’12 (Photographic and Electronic Media M.F.A.) were…

Portrait of Michelle Obama against a light blue background. She is sitting with her chin propped on the back of her hand and is wearing a black and white dress with geometric patters. Her skin and hair are all painted in shades of black and grey.

Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama

Amy Sherald ’04

Portrait of Michelle Obama against a light blue background. She is sitting with her chin propped on the back of her hand and is wearing a black and white dress with geometric patters. Her skin and hair are all painted in shades of black and grey.

Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama

Artist

Amy Sherald ’04

Date

2018

Medium

Oil paint

Dimensions

72 x 60 inches

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National Portrait Gallery Unveils Portrait of Lady Michelle Obama by Amy Sherald ’04

“I paint American people, and I tell American stories through my paintings,” said Amy Sherald ’04 (LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting M.F…

Firsts

Smithsonian Commissions Amy Sherald ’04 for Michelle Obama Portrait

Star on the Rise

The work of painter Amy Sherald ’04 (Hoffberger School of Painting M.F.A.) was always autobiographical in nature, but the artist says her move…

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