Leafing through “STILL: The Art of Noticing” by Mary Jo Hoffman, our Grow writer found herself gasping aloud at the beauty of the author’s portraits of nature.

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 White House unveiling of the official portraits of former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama Wednesday drew out social media users’ inner art critics.

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.

Traditionally, presidents’ White House portraits are introduced in a ceremony held by their successors: Before this week, the last White House portrait ceremony that took place was in 2012, when ...

He’s also done portraits of South Africa’s Nelson Mandela, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and the Dalai Lama, among others. “They have plain white backgrounds, nobody gestures, nobody — there are no props ...

Former President Barack Obama kisses his wife former first lady Michelle Obama after they unveiled their official White House portraits during a ceremony for the unveiling in the East Room of the ...

Key Background. The last time a set of portraits were unveiled at the White House was in 2012, when former President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush’s portraits were revealed in a ...

Though the Obamas left the White House in 2017, their portraits will permanently reside in the presidential mansion. The paintings are not related to the viral Smithsonian portraits unveiled four ...

The blue dress was chosen specifically for the portrait, said Meredith Koop, the stylist and consultant who has been working with Mrs. Obama since her time in the White House. Ms.