“Miss Everything (Unsuppressed Deliverance),” a painting by artist Amy Sherald, won first place in the National Portrait Gallery’s 2016 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition.
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Obamas choose 2 African-American artists for official presidential portraits
Artist Kehinde Wiley, known for his large, edgy paintings of top music and hip-hop performers such as Michael Jackson, LL Cool J, Notorious B.I.G., Ice T and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, has been commissioned to paint the official presidential portrait of former President Obama for the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery.
