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An oil painting of Oprah Winfrey by Shawn Michael Warren was unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., in 2023. [1] [2] [3]The painting depicts a smiling Winfrey in a voluminous purple taffeta dress by Christian Siriano, its color referring to her first film role in Steven Spielberg's 1985 version of The Color Purple. [1]
Oprah Winfrey is the latest icon to be honored with a painting in the National Portrait Gallery. Oprah's painting at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery is unveiled — see the image Skip ...
Media personality and former talk show host Oprah Winfrey's portrait was unveiled at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery on Wednesday, adding her likeness to a collection of American ...
She hosted "The Oprah Winfrey Show” for more than 25 years. “Oprah's Book Club” helped make her recommended titles bestsellers. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013.
The idea of a federally owned national portrait gallery can be traced back to 1886, when Robert C. Winthrope, president of the Massachusetts Historical Society, visited the National Portrait Gallery in London. Upon his return to the United States, Winthrope began pressing for the establishment of a similar museum in the United States. [2]
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"I want you to know, it's really over, whatever you thought was happening," said Winfrey. On September 10, 2007, Letterman made his first appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show, as its season premiere was filmed in New York City. [85] In 2006, rappers Ludacris, 50 Cent, and Ice Cube criticized Winfrey for what they perceived as an anti-hip hop bias.