Brooklyn Talks: Amy Sherald and Kehinde Wiley

In honor of the Obama portraits’ first visit to Brooklyn, get a behind-the-scenes look at their creation with official presidential portrait artists Amy Sherald and Kehinde Wiley. Doreen St. Felix moderates a conversation in which the two reflect on the impact of their culture-shifting portraits and discuss their unique, collaborative approaches to representing the first African American President and First Lady. Sherald and Wiley will also talk about their canon-expanding practices.
This event took place at the Brooklyn Museum on Thursday, October 14, 2021.
Thumbnail: Brooklyn Talks: Amy Sherald and Kehinde Wiley. Discussion and reflection between the two artists, moderated by Doreen St. Felix. 10/14/2021. Brooklyn Museum. (Photo: Kolin Mendez Photography)

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Thank you so much for uploading this! I was so sad that I missed it the day it happened. 🙂

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Practice practice practice. Have your own style. The greats were great because they had no distractions like the Internet.

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How does this only have 355 views

[@KBD-ONE]

Because they make boring photocopy paintings?

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It's sad that so many things can not be said. Is his work is illustrations vs fine art. Bamboozled ?

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