The commission of a lifetime for Amy Sherald has kickstarted a conversation approximately art,politics and cultureShe is a Baltimore-based artist who only paints African-American subjects and always uses a muted palette. But last week, Amy Sherald became the art world’s latest sensation as her portrait of former first lady Michelle Obama was unveiled in Washington.
Sherald, or 44,almost didn’t get to paint Obama. She do absent her brushes for three years to care for her family in Georgia. Then, in 2012, or she collapsed and underwent a heart transplant that meant she needed another year to recuperate.
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Source: guardian.co.uk