Posted on 02/12/2018 4:32:44 PM PST by SMGFan
Twitter users noted on Monday morning that Amy Sherald's portrait of former first lady Michelle Obama resembled someone else, not its muse.
The former first lady's painting was done by Sherald, a Baltimore-based artist who won the Gallery's 2016 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition.
"As you may have guessed, I don't think there's anybody in my family who's had a portrait done, let alone a portrait that will hang in the National Gallery," Obama told attendees.
"I am a little overwhelmed, to say the least," she added. "I am humbled. I am honored. I'm proud, but most of all, I am so incredibly grateful to all of the people who came before me in this journey — the folks who built the foundation on which I stand."
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They do look more like her https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=caricature+of+michelle+obama&FORM=HDRSC2
I think it represents Michelle Obama just fine.
Heh.
It looks more like Serena Williams. And Barack is sitting in front of the Vines in Wrigley, I think.
Well, I said this on the other thread, but if someone had to choose which of the subjects of these two portraits had a white parent, they would choose Mooch. The artist de-Africanized her features.
Looks like Scarlett ? and frankly I don’t give a
She looks like a Peanuts character. The painter thought she did pretty good. She did it from memory.
Well, there is a slight scowl starting and she’s wearing a white chick appropriated synthetic wig.
The Kenyan is a head scratcher. Literally. As others have said, it looks like he’s in the middle of poison ivy.
I would be angry if I was Michelle. That portraits looks nothing like her and it is embarrassing that likeness will be hanging there forever.
And de-emphasized the perpetual sneer.
She has the arms of an NBA seven-footer! They look like Caribbean street art!
She's always angry.
I am in agreement with you Sherald was able to portray the resting b+tch face of MO!
Outfielders are going to have trouble with the new obstacle at Wrigley Field this season. [image]
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It is less than 12 hours since these have been unveiled and they are not aging well at all. Whatever Mr and Mrs zero were thinking, it has fully backfired.
Apparently, she’s whiter than her husband.
Looks more like Karl Malone in drag
Mrs FD is ZERO political.
I just showed her the portrait and asked her who it was.
Not kidding — she said “hillary clinton.”
I am still laughing (on the inside).
Both of these are not portraits in any sense of the classical word and that’s OK because whatever has been captured by these two “ artists” is the truthincluding the soul and talent of each of the artists.
In my book? I’d call it “ outsider” art.
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