The first time I met Amy Sherald, our connection was instant. From the way she carried herself to the art she created, I knew she was the artist to paint my portrait. Tonight, we're chatting with Thelma Golden about the #ObamaPortraitsTour at @artinstitutechi. Join us at 6pm ET!
— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) June 30, 2021
Posts Tagged ‘Sherald
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The Obama Portraits
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Happy Birthday, Breonna
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Keeping Breonna Alive Forever
breonna taylor by amy sherald https://t.co/krqwZ35IAG
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Antwaun Sargent (@Sirsargent) August 24, 2020****
For more than 20 years, Amy Sherald has been putting the narratives of Black families and Black people to canvas. In 2016, she became the first woman and first African American to win the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, which led to her painting Michelle Obama for the National Portrait Gallery in 2018. That oil-on-linen portrait was her first commissioned work—until Breonna Taylor. Taylor is an “American girl, she is a sister, a daughter, and a hard worker. Those are the kinds of people that I am drawn towards,” says Sherald, who is immunosuppressed and has been unable to participate in protests. She calls this portrait a contribution to the “moment and to activism—producing this image keeps Breonna alive forever.”
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Sherald’s process typically begins with taking a picture of her subject. Painting Taylor, a person she had never met, who would never be able to sit for her, presented a unique challenge. Sherald took extraordinary care in reimagining Taylor, inflecting her portrait with symbols of the 26-year-old’s life. Sherald found a young woman with similar physical attributes, studied Taylor’s hairstyles and fashion choices, and drew inspiration from things she learned about the young woman—that she had been a frontline worker in the battle against COVID-19; that her boyfriend had been about to propose marriage; that she was self-possessed, brave, loving, loved.
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Breonna Taylor’s Boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, Holding the Engagement Ring He Was About to Propose With to Bre, Louisv… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) August 24, 2020****
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Queens
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You Got That Right
My favorite headline EVER 😍 https://t.co/s08S5u7w2r
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annie are you ok? (@AnnieMcCarren) March 20, 201807
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World Leaders
This historic photo of two world leaders discussing their ideas is really inspiring https://t.co/yU6MIhYWGB
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agerenesh ashagre (@agerenesh) March 06, 201806
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An Awesome Dance Party
Parker, I'm so glad I had the chance to meet you today (and for the dance party)! Keep on dreaming big for yoursel… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) March 06, 2018
The Obama Diary 
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