“Pretty sharp,” was what Barack Obama described his portrait as when it was unveiled to the public at the Smithsonian U.S. National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. on Monday. On a seven-foot canvas behind him, seated in a garden of chrysanthemums, jasmine, and African blue lilies, he paid homage to each stage of his life … Continue reading Barack and Michelle Obama portraits revealed at Smithsonian U.S. National Portrait Gallery