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    Check out portraits of the Obamas plus other Black Americans at LACMA, Jeffrey Deitch gallery

    The famous Obama portraits are on show right now at the LA County Museum of Art . And there’s actually a whole exhibition called “ Black American Portraits ” that just opened there too.

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    Person smiling broadly wearing glasses and plaid shirt against ivy-covered wall background.By Steve Chiotakis • Nov 10, 2021 • 7m Listen

    The famous Obama portraits are on show right now at the LA County Museum of Art. And there’s actually a whole exhibition called “Black American Portraits” that just opened there too. And Kehinde Wiley, the artist who painted former President Barack Obama’s portrait, has curated a show of other artists’ work called “Self-Addressed” at the Jeffrey Deitch gallery.

    On display at LACMA’s “Black American Portraits”

    On display at Jeffrey Deitch gallery’s “Self-Addressed”

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      Steve Chiotakis

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      Lindsay Preston Zappas

      founder and editor-in-chief of Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles

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