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Picturing the Obamas

Join the national tour of the official portraits of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, though our new film from the Smithsonian Channel. Picturing the Obamas features artists Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald, curators at five museums on the route, everyday people finding hope in these works of art, and even cameos from the Obamas themselves.

Watch on the Smithsonian Channel, or stream on major platforms.

Produced by Field Studio for the Smithsonian Channel, a division of Paramount Media Networks and MTV Entertainment Studios
Premiered September 10, 2022 | 88 minutes
Airing on the Smithsonian Channel and streaming on Apple TV+, Prime, and elsewhere

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