Kehinde Wiley (1977) - photo 1

Kehinde Wiley

Kehinde Wiley is an African-American portrait painter based in New York City, who is known for his highly naturalistic paintings of Black people, frequently referencing the work of Old Master paintings. He was commissioned in 2017 to paint a portrait of former President Barack Obama for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, which has portraits of all previous American presidents.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:28 february 1977, Los Angeles, USA
Nationality:USA
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Painter
Genre:Portrait
Art style:Hyperrealism, Contemporary art

Creators USA

Cornell Capa (1918 - 2008)
Cornell Capa
1918 - 2008
Bruce Davidson (1933)
Bruce Davidson
1933
Theodore Lukits (1897 - 1992)
Theodore Lukits
1897 - 1992
Julie Mehretu (1970)
Julie Mehretu
1970
Stuart Farmery (1953)
Stuart Farmery
1953
Charles Sprague Pearce (1851 - 1914)
Charles Sprague Pearce
1851 - 1914
Tom Christopher (1952)
Tom Christopher
1952
Alexis Rockman (1962)
Alexis Rockman
1962
Alek (Aleksandr Vladimirovich) Rapoport (1933 - 1997)
Alek (Aleksandr Vladimirovich) Rapoport
1933 - 1997
Charles Harold Davis (1856 - 1933)
Charles Harold Davis
1856 - 1933
Leelee Kimmel (1983)
Leelee Kimmel
1983
Roy Newell (1914 - 2006)
Roy Newell
1914 - 2006
Arthur Polonsky (1925 - 2019)
Arthur Polonsky
1925 - 2019
Steven Alan Kaufman (1960 - 2010)
Steven Alan Kaufman
1960 - 2010
Nikolay Vladimirovich Remizov (1887 - 1975)
Nikolay Vladimirovich Remizov
1887 - 1975
John Quincy Adams Ward (1830 - 1910)
John Quincy Adams Ward
1830 - 1910

Creators Contemporary art

Gale Fulton Ross (1947)
Gale Fulton Ross
1947
Marianna Gartner (1963)
Marianna Gartner
1963
Eugenio Carmi (1920 - 2016)
Eugenio Carmi
1920 - 2016
Nikolai Matveyevich Pozdneyev (1930 - 1978)
Nikolai Matveyevich Pozdneyev
1930 - 1978
Oleg Aleksandrovich Vukolov (1933)
Oleg Aleksandrovich Vukolov
1933
Michael Müller (1970)
Michael Müller
1970
Stan Zak-Kaminski (1925 - 2005)
Stan Zak-Kaminski
1925 - 2005
Ivan Ivanovich Lavsky (1919 - 1977)
Ivan Ivanovich Lavsky
1919 - 1977
Evgeny Zakharovich Tregub (1920 - 1984)
Evgeny Zakharovich Tregub
1920 - 1984
Ana Mercedes Hoyos (1942 - 2014)
Ana Mercedes Hoyos
1942 - 2014
Mikhail Shlemovich Yufa (1939 - 2012)
Mikhail Shlemovich Yufa
1939 - 2012
Roger Greßl (1959)
Roger Greßl
1959
Sergio Mazza (1931)
Sergio Mazza
1931
Steven Ketchum (1983)
Steven Ketchum
1983
Peter Heber (1956)
Peter Heber
1956
Bahadır Gökay (1955)
Bahadır Gökay
1955