Für die Suche nach Inhalten geben Sie »Content:« vor den Suchbegriffen ein, für die Suche nach Orten geben Sie »Orte:« oder »Ort:« vor den Suchbegriffen ein. Wenn Sie nichts eingeben, wird in beiden Bereichen gesucht.

 

 

Beim Klick auf das Bild wird eine Anfrage mit der IP Adresse des Users an Youtube gesendet und es werden Cookies gesetzt, personenbezogene Daten übertragen und verarbeitet, siehe auch die Datenschutzerklärung. Credit: White House Historical Association, Informationen zu Creative Commons (CC) Lizenzen, für Pressemeldungen ist der Herausgeber verantwortlich, die Quelle ist der Herausgeber

Official White House Portraits of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama Presented, Video

Official White House Portraits of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama Presented, Video

  • Exclusive Interview with Artists on The White House 1600 Sessions #Podcast

Washington, September 7th

The White House Historical Association today presented the official portraits of former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama, painted by Robert McCurdy and Sharon Sprung, respectively. The portraits and the artists who painted them were introduced during a White House ceremony hosted by President Joseph Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and attended by President and Mrs. Obama.

The White House Historical Association has acquired and commissioned official portraits of the president and first lady since 1965. As is the custom, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama selected the artists before leaving office. Now that the portraits have been presented to the public, they will hang in the White House and be inducted into the White House Collection. 

The Association also assisted in acquiring portraits of presidents and first ladies dating back to Washington, in an effort to add missing portraits to the White House Collection, and retroactively commissioned the official portraits of President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. 

“The White House Historical Association is honored to continue the tradition of funding these portraits”, said Stewart D. McLaurin, President of the White House Historical Association. “It’s a career achievement for the artists selected for these important commissions, and they are now forever a part of White House history.”

McLaurin is the host of The White House 1600 Sessions and released a new episode today featuring an exclusive conversation with Robert McCurdy and Sharon Sprung. In the episode, McLaurin and the artists discuss the challenges of this unique historical assignment and their approach to creating the portraits.

Sprung describes the first sittings she had with Mrs. Obama: “I felt this trust come from her, that you do your thing, I do my thing. I’m going to trust you with your thing. And I think portraiture works better sometimes like that.”

McCurdy says the former President “was very present and easy to work with” during their sessions together. McCurdy has a stripped-back style which originates with the taking of photographs. “This is the speech everybody gets when they sit for me – look directly in the lens. Don’t smile or gesture. And just hold into that moment. We’re looking for a more meditative or transcendent moment … [the President] did an excellent job of that.”

Hear the full episode here

The White House 1600 Sessions is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher.

About the White House Historical Association

The White House Historical Association was founded in 1961 by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy to support her vision to restore and preserve the Executive Mansion and its legacy for generations to come. Mrs. Kennedy sought to inspire Americans, especially children, to explore and engage with American history and its presidents. Supported entirely by private resources, the Association is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that has contributed more than $100 million to the White House in fulfillment of its mission.

White House Historical Association

Content bei Gütsel Online …

 
Gütsel
Termine und Events

Veranstaltungen
nicht nur in Gütersloh und Umgebung

Dezember 2024
So Mo Di Mi Do Fr Sa
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
293031
Februar 2025
So Mo Di Mi Do Fr Sa
1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
232425262728
September 2025
So Mo Di Mi Do Fr Sa
123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
282930
November 2025
So Mo Di Mi Do Fr Sa
1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
30
Dezember 2025
So Mo Di Mi Do Fr Sa
123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28293031
Februar 2026
So Mo Di Mi Do Fr Sa
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
September 2026
So Mo Di Mi Do Fr Sa
12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
27282930
Oktober 2026
So Mo Di Mi Do Fr Sa
123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728293031
November 2042
So Mo Di Mi Do Fr Sa
1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
30