US National Portrait Gallery unveils painting of Oprah Winfrey
about 5 months ago (12/14/2023)
US National Portrait Gallery unveils painting of Oprah Winfrey Art market Museums & heritage Exhibitions Books Podcasts Columns Technology Adventures with Van Gogh Search Search Museums & Heritage news US National Portrait Gallery unveils painting of Oprah Winfrey The portrait, showing the influential media personality in a striking purple dress, was painted by Chicago artist Shawn Michael Warren Theo Belci 14 December 2023 Share Shawn Michael Warren's Oprah Winfrey (2023) Courtesy the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery (NPG) has unveiled a new portrait of media mogul Oprah Winfrey, painted by the Chicago artist Shawn Michael Warren. Following a ceremony with Winfrey, Warren, Smithsonian director Lonnie Bunch and NPG director Kim Sajet on 13 December, the painting was placed on public display as the latest addition to the museum’s permanent collection. The portrait, which a height of nearly six feet, depicts Winfrey in her California garden wearing a purple dress and holding an olive branch.