Michelle Obama | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/michelle-obama/RSS feed for Michelle ObamaenFri, 09 Sep 2022 14:49:35 +0000Who Are the Artists Behind the New Obama Portraits?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/obama-white-house-portraits-robert-mccurdy-sharon-sprung-180980728/Robert McCurdy and Sharon Sprung add their unique pieces to the White House's collectionFri, 09 Sep 2022 14:49:35 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/obama-white-house-portraits-robert-mccurdy-sharon-sprung-180980728/The True History Behind Showtime's 'The First Lady'https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-true-history-behind-showtimes-the-first-lady-180979914/The new series dramatizes the White House years of Eleanor Roosevelt, Betty Ford and Michelle ObamaFri, 15 Apr 2022 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-true-history-behind-showtimes-the-first-lady-180979914/A Read-Along With Michelle Obama and Other Livestream Learning Opportunities https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/read-along-with-michelle-obama-other-livestream-learning-opportunities-180974732/Schools are shuttered, but kids can dance with New York's Ballet Hispánico and listen to a story from a certain former First LadyMon, 27 Apr 2020 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/read-along-with-michelle-obama-other-livestream-learning-opportunities-180974732/The National Portrait Gallery's Obama Portraits Will Embark on a Five-City Tourhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/national-portrait-gallerys-obama-portraits-depart-five-city-tour-180974045/Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald's paintings of Barack and Michelle Obama are set to visit Chicago, Brooklyn, L.A., Atlanta and HoustonFri, 24 Jan 2020 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/national-portrait-gallerys-obama-portraits-depart-five-city-tour-180974045/How Amy Sherald's Revelatory Portraits Challenge Expectationshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/new-work-amy-sherald-focuses-ordinary-people-180973494/The artist who garnered fame at the Smithsonian and then painted the official portrait of Michelle Obama brings her unique style to ordinary peopleTue, 19 Nov 2019 02:45:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/new-work-amy-sherald-focuses-ordinary-people-180973494/Here’s How Horticulturalists Made the Michelle Obama Orchidhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/heres-how-horticulturalists-made-michelle-obama-orchid-180971565/This year’s orchid show takes over the cavernous naturally-lit Kogod Courtyard with thousands on view Wed, 27 Feb 2019 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/heres-how-horticulturalists-made-michelle-obama-orchid-180971565/The Obamas' Official Portraits Break New Ground With Their Boldnesshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/obamas-official-portraits-break-new-ground-180968138/A picture-perfect reveal ceremony was by turns heartfelt and humorousTue, 13 Feb 2018 20:50:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/obamas-official-portraits-break-new-ground-180968138/Artists Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald Capture the Unflinching Gaze of the President and First Ladyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/artists-kehinde-wiley-amy-sherald-capture-unflinching-gaze-president-first-lady-180968142/The nation's first African-American presidency is marked by two prominent African-American portraitistsMon, 12 Feb 2018 23:19:52 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/artists-kehinde-wiley-amy-sherald-capture-unflinching-gaze-president-first-lady-180968142/Ruth Odom Bonner, Who Rang the Freedom Bell With President Obama, Passes Away at 100https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/ruth-odom-bonner-who-rang-freedom-bell-president-obama-passes-away-100-180964714/Looking back on the redoubtable woman who helped inaugurate the African American History MuseumFri, 01 Sep 2017 14:55:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/ruth-odom-bonner-who-rang-freedom-bell-president-obama-passes-away-100-180964714/The Many Faces of President Obama, As Seen in America's Muralshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/many-faces-president-obama-americas-murals-180949730/From liquor stores to churches, Camilo Vergara has photographed murals of President Obama in some of the country's poorest communitiesThu, 13 Feb 2014 17:09:31 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/many-faces-president-obama-americas-murals-180949730/