VMFA, Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Fund
“Willem van Heythuysen,” a 2006 oil and enamel painting on canvas by artist Kehinde Wiley, is part of the collection at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond.
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Obamas choose 2 African-American artists for official presidential portraits
Artist Kehinde Wiley, known for his large, edgy paintings of top music and hip-hop performers such as Michael Jackson, LL Cool J, Notorious B.I.G., Ice T and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, has been commissioned to paint the official presidential portrait of former President Obama for the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery.
