Michelle and Barack Obama Unveil Official Portraits at the National Portrait Gallery (Video)
Michelle and Barack Obama on Monday Morning Are Unveiling Their Portraits That Will Hang in the National Portrait Gallery
Former Pres. Barack Obama, former first lady Michelle Obama take the stage at the unveiling of their official portraits. https://t.co/WxAWDpOwBi pic.twitter.com/MqqK7ikoK9
— ABC News (@ABC) February 12, 2018
Michelle Obama delivered a speech honoring Amy Sherald, the artist we painted her portrait, noting that painting a former First Lady is like making Thanksgiving dinner because “everyone has their own idea” of what it should be and offers their advice.
Here is the unveiling of First Lady Michelle Obama’s portrait:
.@MichelleObama‘s portrait at the National Portrait Gallery pic.twitter.com/z0qi3cHf32
— CSPAN (@cspan) February 12, 2018
And President Barack Obama’s:
Barack Obama’s official portrait unveiled at National Portrait Gallery pic.twitter.com/BLhWWhCzen
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 12, 2018
The former President thanked Sherald for capturing his wife’s “hotness.”
Barack Obama praises Michelle Obama’s portrait artist “for so spectacularly capturing the grace and beauty and intelligence and charm and hotness of the woman I love.” https://t.co/31IsuBQpNp pic.twitter.com/7tkznasSaA
— ABC News (@ABC) February 12, 2018
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