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.

Those official portraits often offer a glimpse of both an individual president’s persona and the mood of the nation. Pete Souza, who was the White House chief photographer under Barack Obama ...

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.