| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 139 pages) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Analysis |
African American artists |
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African American painters |
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African American portrait painters |
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Ben Hines photo |
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Ellen Degeneres |
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Instagram |
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Jessica Curry |
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Obama gifts |
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Parker Looks Up |
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Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery |
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The Ellen Show |
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black painters |
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gift book for Obama fan |
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gift for Obama fan |
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official portrait |
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official portraits |
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photo of little girl staring at Michelle Obama painting |
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presidential portrait |
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selfie |
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viral picture |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 21, 2020) |
| Subject |
Obama, Barack -- Portraits
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Obama, Michelle, 1964- -- Portraits
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Wiley, Kehinde, 1977- -- Criticism and interpretation
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Sherald, Amy -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Obama, Barack fast |
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Obama, Michelle, 1964- fast |
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Wiley, Kehinde, 1977- fast |
| Subject |
Presidents -- United States -- Portraits.
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African Americans -- Portraits
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Art and society -- United States -- History -- 21st century
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ART -- Subjects & Themes -- Portraits.
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African Americans
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Art and society
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Presidents
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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Portraits
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Caragol-Barreto, Taina Beatriz, author.
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Moss, Dorothy, author.
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Powell, Richard J., 1953- author.
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Sajet, Kim, author.
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| LC no. |
2019040359 |
| ISBN |
9780691203294 |
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0691203296 |
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