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SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ TO DEBUT PICTURING THE OBAMAS SPECIAL
PREMIERING SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 AT 8/7C
NEW YORK – August 31, 2022– Smithsonian Channel ™announced today a new documentary titled Picturing the Obamas, premiering September 10th. Viewers will learn from curators, journalists, and art critics about the ways in which President Barack and Mrs. Michelle Obama’s portraits commissioned by the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery disrupt traditional presidential portraiture and spur museums to reach new audiences. The special will follow the unveiling of the White House portraits of the Obamas on September 7th.
From the moment they were unveiled in 2018, the portraits...
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