Oprah Winfrey Portrait Unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery

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Oprah Winfrey Portrait Unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery

By Brenda C. Siler | The Washington Informer | Word In Black Thispostwas originally published onThe Washington Informer (WIB) - Oprah Winfrey called it an unimaginable dream when considering the portrait of her revealed Wednesday at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. Painted by Chicago artistShawn Michael Warren, a few hundred people applauded when the drape […]

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