Barack And Michelle Obama, Their Pictures

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

Barack and Michelle Obama unveiled their official portraits that will be in the Smithsonian Museum's National Portrait Gallery, this past Monday, February 12.

The painting of the former president of the country was in charge of Kehinde Wiley. Meanwhile, the painting of the first lady of the country was a project carried out by Amy Sherald. About the works, Michelle expressed that they felt excited, humble and even grateful for the gesture, People explains.

The image created by Sherald shows the wife of the former president sitting in a white dress with drawings of geometric figures printed on the skirt, in shades of black and gray, with accents in bright colors. The black and white sketch is on a light blue canvas.

For his part, the former president, who has always highlighted the beauty and intelligence of his wife, told Sherald that he had captured "the charisma and hotness (sensuality) of the woman I love." Obama also thanked Vice President Joe Biden and his mother-in-law Marian Robinson for accompanying them to the event.

Barack Obama's painting shows him dressed in a dark jacket and pants set and a white shirt sitting on a chair. The lawyer seems to be located in a garden, because the flowers and leaves fall on his legs, or appear on the chair where he is located. The painting is a chrysanthemum flower, the official flower of Chicago, the city that the Obamas made their home. While another flower points towards Hawaii, the state where Obama was born and another towards Kenya; Father's home country reviewed People.