The portrait, which shows a stern ... And as recently as 2018, Barack Obama’s official painting in the gallery shows the former president openly facing the viewer in a more casual suit, with ...

Donald Trump’s official presidential portrait has been released ahead of ... portraits from former presidents including Barack Obama, George Bush and Joe Biden - all of whom are smiling.

WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Sharon Sprung, the Brooklyn artist who painted the iconic official portrait of former first lady Michelle Obama ... after the Nov. 5 presidential election, to ...

Since George Washington's last year in office in 1797, the portraits were typically oil paintings, but they switched to photographs when President Barack Obama took office in 2009. They are ...

Sharon Sprung, Artist Who Painted Michelle Obama, Working on ... Department shortly after the Nov. 5 presidential election, to discuss the portrait and test lighting and poses, the artist said.