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With American Sublime, the largest survey of her career to date, Sherald confirmed her place as one of the most important portraitists of her generation.
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Essence, 3 Dec. 2025
On Wednesday night, 10 Corso Como hosted the opening of the first solo exhibition dedicated to British photographer and portraitist Glen Luchford, on view until Nov. 23.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
For the magazine’s seventy-fifth anniversary, in 2000, the dog-loving portraitist William Wegman dressed up one of his Weimaraners as Eustace Tilley, our dandyish mascot, originally drawn by Rea Irvin.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The show features work from 12 artists that participated in the Black Rock Senegal residency founded by artist (and Obama portraitist) Kehinde Wiley in its first two years.
—Amy Carleton, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
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Essence, 3 Dec. 2025
On Wednesday night, 10 Corso Como hosted the opening of the first solo exhibition dedicated to British photographer and portraitist Glen Luchford, on view until Nov. 23.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
For the magazine’s seventy-fifth anniversary, in 2000, the dog-loving portraitist William Wegman dressed up one of his Weimaraners as Eustace Tilley, our dandyish mascot, originally drawn by Rea Irvin.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The show features work from 12 artists that participated in the Black Rock Senegal residency founded by artist (and Obama portraitist) Kehinde Wiley in its first two years.
—Amy Carleton, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Portraitist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/portraitist. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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