The artist Barack Obama selected to paint his portrait says the “stripped down” style of his works helps create an “encounter” between the person in the painting and the person looking at it.

President Donald Trump's White House makeover continued in recent days, as he reshuffled the artwork on a wall where Hillary ...

T he White House moved the official portrait of former President Barack Obama to a new location in the East Room, replacing it with a painting of President Donald Trump with his fist raised in the ...

Former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama unveiled their White House portraits Wednesday at a ceremony with President Joe Biden. The ceremony was the first since 2012, when ...

Donald Trump took his rivalry with Barack Obama to the walls of the White House Friday, replacing a portrait of the former US president with one of himself surviving an assassination attempt. The ...

Item 1 of 10 Former U.S. President Barack Obama kisses former first lady Michelle Obama during the unveiling of their official White House portraits, painted by Robert McCurdy and Sharon Sprung ...

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JUNE 18: Visitors view the official portrait of former president Barack Obama by Kehinde Wiley at The Art Institute of Chicago on June 18, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois.

For Michelle Obama, it was the first time. The couple unveiled official portraits at the National Portrait Gallery in 2018, with another connection to MICA.

Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama made their long-awaited return to the White House on Wednesday to finally unveil their official portraits in a lighthearted ceremony.

When artist Robert McCurdy was taking the high-resolution photograph he would use to paint President Barack Obama's official portrait, he had some instructions: No smile, no gestures and look directly ...