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Barack Obama's portrait was painted by Kehinde Wiley - an artist best known for his vibrant, large-scale paintings of African-Americans.
For Michelle Obama's portrait, the gallery commissioned Baltimore-based artist Amy Sherald, first-prize winner of the Portrait Gallery's 2016 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition.
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The paintings were unveiled Monday at the gallery, which is part of the Smithsonian group of museums.
The gallery has a complete collection of presidential portraits.
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