Portraits of Power: The Work of Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald
Portraiture has often been used to visually convey a subject's power using stylistic devices and references to wealth, rank, status, and to the tradition of works that precede them. Portraits have for millennia underscored the rank, privilege, and office of their subjects in political, ecclesiastical, mercantile, and cultural life. Amy Sherald and Kehinde Wiley have distinct approaches to portraiture while simultaneously addressing core themes of