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Kehinde Wiley is a contemporary African-American painter known for his distinctive portraits. His subjects are often young black men and women, rendered in a Photorealist style against densely ...

Kehinde Wiley, the renowned American painter behind the official portrait of President Barack Obama hanging in the Smithsonian, is facing accusations that he sexually assaulted an up-and-coming ...

Kehinde Wiley, the renowned American painter behind the official portrait of President Barack Obama hanging in the Smithsonian, is facing accusations that he sexually assaulted an up-and-coming artist ...

Credit: MinnPost photo by Sheila Regan The area outside the exhibition also displays two colossal portraits painted by Kehinde Wiley, the artist most known for painting Barack Obama’s official ...

In the 1630s, Diego Velázquez unveiled his equestrian portrait of Isabel of Bourbon, depicting the queen atop a white steed in a resplendently detailed robe. It was a breathtaking painting but ...

mourners flock to the National Portrait Gallery in search of solace American portraiture with its visual allure and pictorial storytelling made gun ownership desirable Kehinde Wiley’s painting ...