Painted by internationally renowned artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby, the massive portrait of the Obamas was revealed to them for the first time on Sunday, June 14 Obama Foundation Ahead of the Obama ...

The first official portrait of the Obamas together by Njideka Akunyili Crosby, is on view at the Barack Obama Presidential ...

Springing Forth" is the first commissioned artwork of the former First Couple and weaves in images of significant moments, objects and places in their lives — including the South Shore bungalow where ...

WASHINGTON -- Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama's official White House portraits were unveiled during an emotional ceremony at the White House on Wednesday -- marking ...

Barack and Michelle Obama have unveiled their first-ever official portrait together ahead of the grand opening of the former president's new museum in Chicago this week. The portrait, titled The ...

On Sunday, the Obama Presidential Center revealed its inaugural commissioned portrait of Barack and Michelle Obama, together. Created by acclaimed artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby, the large-scale piece ...

The couple viewed their new portrait by Njideka Akunyili Crosby for the first time.

Tradition is not untouchable,” Njideka Akunyili Crosby tells me. “We can own it, we can shape it, we can move it the way we need.” Akunyili Crosby is talking about the matter of art—literally, the ...

Trump's White House photo harkens back to past portraits in which presidents appeared unsmiling against dark backgrounds.

Barack Obama’s portrait was painted by artist Kehinde Wiley, and Michelle Obama’s portrait was painted by artist Amy Sherald, both prominent African-American painters. We asked on Facebook what you ...