An oil painting of Oprah Winfrey by Shawn Michael Warren was unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., in 2023.[1][2][3]
| Oprah Winfrey | |
|---|---|
 Oprah Winfrey in 2023 | |
| Artist | Shawn Michael Warren |
| Year | 2023 |
| Medium | oil on linen |
| Subject | Oprah Winfrey |
| Dimensions | 180 cm × 140 cm (70 in × 56 in) |
| Location | National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C. |
The painting depicts a smiling Winfrey in a voluminous purple taffeta dress by Christian Siriano, its color referring to her first film role in Steven Spielberg's 1985 version of The Color Purple.[1] Winfrey is depicted walking across a grass lawn amid the oak trees of the verdant prayer garden at her estate in Montecito, California,[3] holding an olive branch in her left hand.[1]
The artist received the commission after painting a mural of Winfrey in the West Loop neighborhood of Chicago in 2020, near where Winfrey's Harpo Studios had been located until 2015.[4] The full-length portrait measures approximately 70 in × 56 in (180 cm × 140 cm). It has been added to the permanent collection of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery.[5]
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- ^ a b c "What the purple dress in Oprah Winfrey's new portrait really means". www.bbc.com. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ Kennicott, Philip (December 13, 2023). "Perspective | The age of Oprah is over, but her vision is now framed in Washington". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ a b "Oprah Winfrey dons purple gown for Smithsonian painting: Inside the portrait unveiling". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on January 3, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ France, Lisa Respers (December 13, 2023). "Oprah Winfrey honored with portrait at Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery". CNN. Archived from the original on December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ Commissioned Portrait of Oprah Winfrey Archived December 15, 2023, at the Wayback Machine, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian
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