Second Set of Official Obama Portraits Are Unveiled After 4-Year Delay

This significant event was actually delayed by four years.

Both Barack and Michelle Obama chose the artist of their official portrait:Robert McCurdyandSharon Sprung, respectively.

Comparatively, Sharon Sprung’s portrait of Michelle Obama, though still realistic in style, is more expressive.

When the Obamas lifted the blue curtains covering their portraits, the audience immediately burst into applause.

Later, the former President gave a few words about the significance of these two historic pieces.

And I want to thank Robert McCurdy for taking on a much more difficult subject.

The newest portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama were unveiled on September 7, 2022.

Barack and Michelle helped lift the American people’s burden of fear with the blessing of hope.

Thats the gift of the Obama presidency to history.

And its a gift I felt personally.

I want to thank Robert McCurdy for his extraordinary work on my portrait.

Today, Barack and I went back to the White House to unveil our official portraits.