Nigeria's Kehinde Wiley to Paint Obama's Official Portrait

18 October 2017

A former U.S. president, Barack Obama, has picked Nigeria's Kehinde Wiley to paint his official presidential portrait.

The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery while making the announcement said Wiley is an exciting choice for the presidential portrait.

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