‘Gifted artist’ – Barack Obama praises Nigeria’s Njideka Akunyili as they unveil joint portrait

Former United States President, Barack Obama, has unveiled a caller representation created successful collaboration with Nigerian-born artist, Njideka Akunyili Crosby, describing it arsenic a reflection of cardinal moments successful his idiosyncratic and governmental journey.

Obama announced the unveiling via X connected Monday, noting that the artwork captures respective chapters of his beingness and that it volition beryllium displayed astatine the “Hope and Change” lobby of the Obama Presidential Center starting this year’s Juneteenth commemorations.

The representation is expected to beryllium part...