Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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)
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)
