Tag Archive for: Barack Obama
Dickens met Lovecraft in the top 10 at Potter & Potter’s books sale
H.P. Lovecraft, ‘The Outsider and Others,’ $11,400
CHICAGO – Potter & Potter Auctions‘ June 1 Fine Books & Manuscripts sale achieved a total of $628,000. It featured 510 lots and had a 97% sell through rate. Absentee and Internet live bidding was facilitated by LiveAuctioneers.
Kehinde Wiley is taking his art everywhere, all at once
Kehinde Wiley, ‘Portrait of Anet Arias,’ 2023. Oil on linen painting: 48 by 36in, framed, 56 1/2 by 44 5/8 by 3 1⁄2in. Photo: Max Yawney © Kehinde Wiley Courtesy: Sean Kelly
NEW YORK (AP) – Kehinde Wiley was already well into his influential art career when his portrait of Barack Obama – arms crossed, perched on a chair amid brilliant foliage – was unveiled in 2018. But there’s no doubt it changed the artist’s life.
Presidents’ signatures, Bell’s telephone patent docs in spotlight at Quinn’s, Feb. 20
Patriotic needlework, possibly of silk thread, depicting American Flags outlined in silver thread and eagle with ‘E Pluribus Unum’ pennant. Possibly made for 1836 Presidential election. Framed size: 25¼ x 23¾ in. Estimate $800-$1,200
FALLS CHURCH, Va. – This year marks the 150th anniversary of Alexander Graham Bell’s most famous invention: the telephone. While scientific history is mired in controversy over who actually devised the first electronic speech-transmitting device, with a number of contenders in the fray, it was Bell who received the US patent for the telephone, on March 7, 1876. In recognition of Bell’s world-changing invention, Quinn’s has included several significant early documents and other ephemera pertaining to the telephone patent dispute in its February 20 Presidential Autograph and Americana Auction. Bid absentee or live online through LiveAuctioneers.
Obamas return to White House, official portraits unveiled
The official White House portraits of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama were unveiled on September 7. Barack Obama’s portrait was painted by Robert McCurdy, and Michelle Obama’s portrait was painted by Sharon Sprung. Images courtesy of the White House Historical Association / White House Collection
WASHINGTON (AP) – Former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle returned to the White House on September 7 for the unveiling of official portraits with a modern vibe: him standing expressionless against a white background and her seated on a sofa in the Red Room wearing a formal light blue dress.
Obama HOPE poster claims record-setting $735K at Heritage
Shepard Fairey, ‘HOPE (Barack Obama),’ $735,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions
DALLAS – Shepard Fairey’s iconic HOPE collage realized a new record May 19 at Heritage Auctions when one of three original works made for Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign sold for $735,000.
Rare 1933 Lou Gehrig photo heads University Archives June 30 sale
Circa-1933 signed photo of Lou Gehrig, with Babe Ruth visible in the background, estimated at $3,000-$4,000
WILTON, Conn. – A letter handwritten and signed by Albert Einstein to President Herbert Hoover in 1929; a one-page letter penned and signed by future President George Washington in 1783; and a charming photograph of baseball legend Lou Gehrig posing with a young boy, signed, with Babe Ruth in the background, are just a few of the rare autographs, manuscripts, books and photos in University Archives’ online-only auction slated for June 30, starting at 10:30 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
Obama portraits leave NPG for US museum tour
Left: Kehinde Wiley, ‘Barack Obama,’ a 2018 oil on canvas from the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, © 2018 Kehinde Wiley | Right: Amy Sherald, detail of ‘Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama’ a 2018 oil on linen from the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. The National Portrait Gallery is grateful to the generous donors who made these commissions possible and proudly recognizes them at npg.si.edu/obamaportraitstour. Support for the national tour has been generously provided by Bank of America.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery announces the final chance to view the popular portrait of former First Lady Michelle Obama by Amy Sherald before it departs Washington, D.C. for a five-stop national tour with Kehinde Wiley’s iconic portrait of President Barack Obama. The Obama Portraits Tour will begin in Chicago on June 18 and will continue across the United States through May 30, 2022 before returning to Washington.
