Iconic portraits of President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama go on display this weekend at the Museum of Fine Arts. Boston is the hit exhibition's final stop on its seven-city tour, which included Chicago, Atlanta and Los Angeles.
A woman stands before the Obama Portraits Tour exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
“They both have this feeling of outward facing, sense of belonging, invitation to be part of what the MFA is,” he said, “you know, an expression of what I really believe, which is a museum is only as strong as its relationship with its communities.” The two artists were the first African Americans tapped by the National Portrait Gallery for presidential commissions, and both of their subjects gaze out at the viewer with calm, confident directness.
Then Teitelbaum said the COVID-19 crisis threw cultural institutions like the MFA into financial tailspins, forcing a halt of some of his institution's strategic goals. The pandemic caused layoffs and two closures at the museum. Visitations dropped from about 1.2 million people annually to just over 200,000 in fiscal year 2021.
For him, it's the show with the broadest appeal the museum has hosted in years. Public schools have been invited to see it for free, and community members were asked to submit their own “Portraits of Leadership” that will also be displayed. According to the museum 2,600 people from around the world.
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