ATLANTA - The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery is sending the portraits of former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama on a five-city tour, which includes Atlanta.
TOPSHOT - Former US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama stand beside their portraits after their unveiling at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC, February 12, 2018. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) / RESTRICTED T …
The tour featuring Kehinde Wiley’s portrait of Barack Obama and Amy Sherald’s portrait of Michelle Obama will run from June 2021 through May 2022.
According to the Washington Post, the portraits generated a record-breaking 2.3 million visitors to the Old Patent Office Building in 2018, and approximately 1 million in 2017.
Officials say the display will include an audio-visual element, portrait-gallery teacher-led workshops, curatorial presentations, and an illustrated book.
Tour schedule and locations:
Art Institute of Chicago; Chicago—June 18, 2021–Aug. 15, 2021
Brooklyn Museum; Brooklyn, New York—Aug. 27, 2021–Oct. 24, 2021
Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Los Angeles—Nov. 5, 2021–Jan. 2, 2022
High Museum of Art; Atlanta—Jan. 14, 2022–March 13, 2022
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Houston—March 25, 2022–May 30, 2022
FOX 5 DC contributed to this report.