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Across nearly 50 artworks spanning the last 18 years, American beauty takes on many forms on Sherald’s canvas. It can appear ...
In Amy Sherald's unique visual language, muted yet commanding Black subjects are set against bold color fields. These ...
Amy Sherald, who painted former First Lady Michelle Obama's portrait in 2018, has a major survey of her work opening this ...
"American Sublime," the sweeping Amy Sherald survey, arrives at the Whitney Museum in New York, bringing together almost 50 ...
The painter's most heralded pieces, including portraits of Michelle Obama and Breonna Taylor, find a home in New York City.
Most people only know Sherald through photographs of this one work. But as Sherald has said, “I had a career before Michelle ...
A full-blown army of art world elites stormed the Whitney this past Tuesday and Wednesday to toast the artist and her work.
If you value our coverage and want to support more of it, please join us as a member. Amy Sherald, “Breonna Taylor” (2020), oil on linen; The Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky (© Amy ...
The Whitney Museum of American Art presents Amy Sherald: American Sublime, the artist’s debut solo exhibition at a New York museum and the most comprehensive showing of her work. At the Whitney Museum ...
A decade ago, Amy Sherald was still struggling to make her mark. But even before she was commissioned to paint former First Lady Michelle Obama's portrait, she knew she'd have a major museum ...