Kehinde Wiley
The Obama Portraits Tour, organized by the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, will travel to five cities across the U.S. from June 2021 through May 2022 and is expected to reach millions of people who might not otherwise have an opportunity to view these remarkable paintings. In addition to the artworks themselves, The Obama Portraits Tour will feature audio-visual elements, educational workshops, and curatorial presentations. This special presentation will exchange the conversations surrounding the power of portraiture and its potential to engage communities.
A richly illustrated book entitled The Obama Portraits (2020), co-published by the National Portrait Gallery and Princeton University Press accompanies the exhibition.
Tour locations include:
The Art Institute of Chicago; Chicago—June 18, 2021–August 15, 2021
Brooklyn Museum; Brooklyn, New York—August 27, 2021–Oct. 24, 2021
Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Los Angeles—November 7, 2021–Jan. 2, 2022
High Museum of Art; Atlanta—January 14, 2022–March 13, 2022
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Houston—March 27, 2022–May 30, 2022
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