People wait in line Sunday to see the official Michelle and Barack Obama portraits at Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. The new paintings of former president Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, attracted big crowds to the National Portrait Gallery last week, where thousands of visitors lined up for hours to see the works and snap selfies in front of them. “There was a lot of intrigue about them, they had heard about them, and they had a lot of questions.”Christine Baltazar, left, and Giulia Arostegui take a selfie with the commissioned portrait of Michelle Obama at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. “There was definitely a spirit of excitement.”People stand in line to see the portrait of former President Barack Obama at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery on Tuesday. The National Portrait Gallery is part of the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture at Eighth and F streets NW.

Source: Washington Post February 20, 2018 20:00 UTC