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Amy Sherald (1973) is a portrait artist. She became the first African -American woman to paint an official portrait of a First Lady for the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery. She is best known for her portrait of former First Lady Michelle Obama.
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“People who don’t quit eventually rise to the top.”
-Amy Sherald
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Behind the scenes: For this shoot, we struggled to find similar glasses to Amy Sherald’s super cool white cat eye spectacles. We ended up painting a pair of black ones with pearly white nail polish. It only took about 100 coats ;). We happen to have a