portraits

In July 2020, Ra Friedman started an art project to honor those who died from COVID-19. Now, the art project has expanded to include over one hundred portraits, and counting.

Portraits of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama will leave the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery for Chicago next summer. The artwork by artists Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald is set for a five-city tour in 2021, the gallery announced, with Chicago being the first stop. The tour will begin at the Art Institute on June 18,…

The iconic portraits of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama are going on tour next year with its first stop at the Art Institute of Chicago. The portraits will be on display from June 18, 2021 to August 15, 2021.