Barack and Michelle Obama have attended the unveiling of their official portraits at Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC. Former US President Obama said his portrait by ...

The nation’s only complete collection of presidential portraits outside the White House, the America’s Presidents exhibition lies at the heart of the National Portrait Gallery’s mission to tell the ...

Former President Barack Obama stands in front of his official portrait by Artist Kehinde Wiley at its unveiling at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018, in Washington.

The nation's only complete collection of presidential portraits outside the White House, this exhibition lies at the heart of the Portrait Gallery's mission to tell the American story through the ...

While Obama sat there, he was photographed by multiple cameras. Smithsonian staffers also used handheld 3D scanners. The portrait session yielded exact measurements of Obama that were used to make ...

Megan Gambino is a senior web editor for Smithsonian magazine. A portrait created by a graphic designer ended up becoming the icon for the Obama campaign and an international phenomenon The ...