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Former First Lady, Michelle Obama by Artist Amy Sherald


  • National Portrait Gallery 8th and G Streets NW Washington, DC 20001 (map)
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Exhibit will close May 23, 2021.

NOTE: The National Portrait Gallery will reopen on May 14, 2021, Wednesday–Sunday, 11:30 a.m.–7 p.m. Until then, you may view exhibit online.

On February 13, 2018, the official portraits of the 44th President, Barack Obama, and First Lady Michelle Obama were installed in America’s Presidents and 20th Century Americans, respectively. Mrs. Obama's portrait is currently on view in the exhibition, Every Eye is Upon Me, First Ladies of the United States. Both paintings will be featured in The Obama Portraits Tour, that will travel to five cities across the U.S. from June 2021 through May 2022.