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Amy Sherald American Sublime

  • SF Museum of Modern Art 151 3rd Street San Francisco, CA, 94103 United States (map)

You know her from the Michelle Obama Portait 

Amy Sherald: American Sublime invites you to breathe. Come and be taken in by the colors, shapes, and forms painted by one of America’s defining contemporary portraitists.

This exhibition presents nearly 50 of Amy Sherald’s luminous paintings, including her iconic portraits of Michelle Obama and Breonna Taylor, poetic early works, and new works on view for the first time.

Sherald’s artworks convey the quiet power in everyday people and invite viewers to participate in a more complex debate about accepted notions of American identity.

In the spirit of great American artists like Edward Hopper, Alice Neel, and Kerry James Marshall, Sherald’s works reframe our understanding of American culture. American Sublime is organized thematically, with each gallery presenting a crucial idea in her work and explaining her detailed approach to making paintings. Learn more about Sherald’s central themes.

Tickets on the SFMOMA site. Entry to this exhibition is included with general admission.

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