amy sherald
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Artistic License: In a Statement-Making Move, the Baltimore Museum of Art Makes a Commitment to Women Artists in 2020
Where are women in the art world consistently celebrated? In 2020, it will be at the Baltimore Museum of Art, which has announced that next year it will only be adding artwork created by women to its permanent collection. In fact, the museum, which is currently hosting the exhibit “Generations: A History of Black Abstract…
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Parker Looks Up: Michelle Obama's Biggest (and Littlest) Fan Just Published Her First Book
She’s been a viral sensation (more than once), has had a dance party with the forever first lady, and has published her first book—all before the age of five. The adorable little art lover known as Parker Curry can now add “author” to her pre-K resume, as on Tuesday, she and her mom, parenting blogger…
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Spelman College Museum of Fine Art to Showcase Painter Amy Sherald in 2019
She immortalized our former forever first lady for the National Portrait Gallery, and now, portraitist Amy Sherald is getting a very special tribute from the school where she honed her craft. On Jan. 31, the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art will present “Amy Sherald,” an exhibition organized by the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis…
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Little First Lady: Michelle Obama's Littlest Fan Gave Her Big Love on Halloween
We’ve been absolutely overwhelmed with the incredible Halloween costumes we saw this week, but this one stole our hearts. When two-year-old Parker Curry stood stunned before forever first lady Michelle Obama’s portrait in the National Portrait Gallery in March of this year, the image instantly went viral. “[She] believes Michelle Obama is a queen, and…
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How Popular Is Michelle Obama? So Popular That the Smithsonian Had to Move Her Portrait Because of ‘High Volume of Visitors’
Who wouldn’t want to go see the real first lady Michelle Obama, even if that meant “settling” for an amazing, intricate portrait rather than the real deal? As it turns out, everyone was just waiting to see the unique portrait Baltimore artist Amy Sherald painted of the former FLOTUS after it was unveiled at the…