The pieces, which will hang inside the White House for decades to come, are the first official portraits added to the White House Collection since then-President Obama held an emotional, bipartisan… ...

The Obamas Will Finally Unveil Their Official White House Portraits This Fall As he does with all his subjects, McCurdy says he did have some direction to give the former president.

“They have plain white backgrounds, nobody gestures, nobody — there are no props because we’re not here to tell the story of the person that’s sitting for them,” McCurdy said.

The White House unveiled a new official presidential portrait of President Donald Trump on Monday, capturing him in a blue suit, red tie, and American flag pin, standing against a neutral backdrop ...

President Donald Trump's new official White House portrait does not feature an American flag in the background. It's the first presidential photo in over 60 years without one. Taken by chief White ...

Trump’s new official portrait lacked two elements his predecessors had in their photographs in recent decades, including an American flag in the background. CNN values your feedback 1.

"The flag to the right hand of the president has been around since Gerald Ford," Whetstone said. A White House official said that Trump's January portrait was never meant to be permanent.