# @nbcchicago on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DZnt4qpE1qR
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/66889902-nbcchicago-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-06-15T20:50:56.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NBC Chicago (@nbcchicago) — https://gondola.cc/nbcchicago

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Just days before its grand opening ceremony, the Obama Presidential Center unveiled the first official portrait of former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama.⁠
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The artwork was painted by Njideka Akunyili Crosby and will be on display in the museum's Hope and Change lobby, which is open and free to the public.⁠
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The Obamas saw the piece for the first time on Monday, calling it "so pretty" and "beautiful."⁠
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"It's us and all of the stories within the story," Michelle Obama said as she viewed the piece, adding "oh my God you got everything in there."⁠
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Barack Obama said he has just one question after viewing the piece.⁠
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"How come you didn't dye my hair in the photo?" he said as the crowd watching the moment laughed. "Don't they usually touch that up a little bit?"⁠
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