Obamas Unveil Their White House Portraits (VIDEO)
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden invited Obama and the former first lady back to their former home to unveil their official portraits.
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President Biden and first lady Jill Biden invited Obama and the former first lady back to their former home to unveil their official portraits.
The event marked the first time in 10 years since a sitting president has invited former leadership back for a revealing of portraits — a tradition that stalled during the Trump years.
The portrait painters are Robert McCurdy and Sharon Sprung.
Former U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle returned to the White House on Wednesday for the unveiling of official portraits with a modern vibe: him standing expressionless against a white background and her seated on a sofa in the Red Room wearing a formal light blue dress.
Robert McCurdy, the artist whom Barack Obama selected to paint his portrait, is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art.