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LAS14

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9. Different people see different things, and I found that...

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 12, 2018, 12:55 PM

Feb 2018

.... seeing other portraits by this artist (which Michelle had seen before choosing her) gave me an insight into what Michelle was talking about when she described her thinking.

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If you didn't care for the Michelle portrait and didn't hear her and Amy Sherald speak, [View all] LAS14 Feb 2018 OP

A portrait should speak for itself and not require an artist to explain it. SharonClark Feb 2018 #1

...flat and lifeless... pnwest Feb 2018 #2

Glad to see PatSeg Feb 2018 #12

I tend to agree. Portraits should speak for themselves. CurtEastPoint Feb 2018 #3

It's to hang in the Smithsonian, and it's just plain ugly. Luz Feb 2018 #8

Different people see different things, and I found that... LAS14 Feb 2018 #9

Different people see different things, and I found that... LAS14 Feb 2018 #7

Still don't like the First Lady's Picture LovingA2andMI Feb 2018 #4

Different people see different things, and I found that... LAS14 Feb 2018 #10

Zero life or energy. WillowTree Feb 2018 #5

I didn't 'recognize' her face, at first Siwsan Feb 2018 #6

Different people see different things, and I found that... LAS14 Feb 2018 #11

If the artist's effort has to come with a warning tag that explains procon Feb 2018 #13

Everyone is entitled to their opinions... Orangepeel Feb 2018 #14

I love Michelle Obama's smile and it's absent from this portrait. Laurian Feb 2018 #15

Maybe the artist saw past the smile. nt LAS14 Feb 2018 #16

Always enjoy listening to MO. NCTraveler Feb 2018 #17

What does H&M mean? nt LAS14 Feb 2018 #18

Clothing company. nt. NCTraveler Feb 2018 #19