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The Veiled Christ (study)
Kehinde WileyWW-2008-000855
Francis Lathrop Fund, 2008
Catalogue
- Year
- 2008
- Medium
- Oil wash on paper
- Dimensions
- 56 11/16 x 145 1/4 in. (144 x 369 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Kehinde Wiley
Artist
Kehinde Wiley
Painting
Kehinde Wiley is an American portrait painter based in New York City. He is known for his naturalistic paintings of Black subjects that reference the work of Old Master paintings. In 2017, Wiley was commissioned to paint former U.S. President Barack Obama's portrait for the National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution. The Columbus Museum of Art hosted an exhibition of his work in 2007 and describes his paintings as "heroic portraits which address the image and status of young African-American men in contemporary culture."
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- Kehinde Wiley
- Year
- 2008
- Medium
- Oil wash on paper
- Dimensions
- 56 11/16 x 145 1/4 in. (144 x 369 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-2008-000855
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
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- Status
- verified