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Title The Obama portraits / Taína Caragol, Dorothy Moss, Richard J. Powell, and Kim Sajet.

Publication Info. Washington, DC : National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution ; Princeton : in association with Princeton University Press, [2020]

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Description 1 volume : illustrations (colour) ; 23 cm
Summary "This is the first study of the portraits Barack Obama (2018) and Michelle Obama (2018), their reception, and their significance. The book includes essays by historians examining the influence of the paintings and what they reveal about contemporary portraiture, particularly in relation to American and African American history and culture. The book also features interviews with the artists, transcripts of the remarks made by the Obamas at the unveiling, and a selection of images, including behind-the-scenes photography by Pete Souza, the official photographer for the Obamas, made during the portrait sittings"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Unveiling the unconventional : Kehinde Wiley's portrait of Barack Obama / Taína Caragol -- "Radical empathy" : Amy Sherald's portrait of Michelle Obama / Dorothy Moss -- The Obama portraits, in art history and beyond / Richard J. Powell -- The Obama portraits and the National Portrait Gallery as a site of secular pilgrimage / Kim Sajet -- The presentation of the Obama portraits : a transcript of the unveiling ceremony.
Subject Obama, Barack -- Portraits.
Obama, Michelle, 1964- -- Portraits.
Wiley, Kehinde, 1977- -- Criticism and interpretation.
Sherald, Amy -- Criticism and interpretation.
Presidents -- United States -- Portraits.
African Americans -- Portraits.
Art and society -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
Obama, Barack. (OCoLC)fst00348231
Obama, Michelle, 1964- (OCoLC)fst01915904
Wiley, Kehinde, 1977- (OCoLC)fst01918278
African Americans. (OCoLC)fst00799558
Art and society. (OCoLC)fst00815432
Presidents. (OCoLC)fst01075723
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Chronological Term 2000-2099
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Portraits. (OCoLC)fst01423831
Added Author Caragol-Barreto, Taina Beatriz.
Moss, Dorothy.
Powell, Richard J., 1953-
Sajet, Kim.
Other Form: Online version: Powell, Richard, The obama portraits Princeton : Princeton University Press and National Portrait Gallery, 2020. 9780691203294 (DLC) 2019040359
ISBN 9780691203287 (hardcover)
0691203288 (hardcover)
9780691203294 (adobe pdf)
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