Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery

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  As selfies go, it’s hard to top Brian Sims’ day at the National Portrait Gallery

  "So I don’t really know where to go from here..."

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  Obama has chosen a gay artist to paint his official portrait

  Kehinde Wiley is best known for his vibrant paintings of young African-American men in a glorified yet hyper realistic and modern style.

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