What does this iconic portrait evoke for you? Here's what the artist had to say 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 Artist Amy Sherald (asherald) approached painting the former First Lady like every other work she has made—by focusing on the essence of her subject. “I wanted to produce something that alluded to the nuances of who she really is versus who she has to be,” Sherald said. Spend time with nearly 50 of Sherald's thought-provoking paintings in "Amy Sherald: American Sublime." Link in bio. [Amy Sherald, "Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama," 2018; National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; The National Portrait Gallery is grateful to the following lead donors for their support of the Obama portraits: Kate Capshaw and Steven Spielberg; Judith Kern and Kent Whealy; Tommie L. Pegues and Donald A. Capoccia] #AmySherald #MichelleObama #SFMOMA #ArtThatMoves