Sherald Portrait Breonna Taylor
The artist who painted michelle obama took care to draw on details from taylor s life.
Sherald portrait breonna taylor. An emt and aspiring nurse the 26 year old was shot eight times by officers while she was sleeping in what s been described. Sherald best known for her official portrait of former first lady michelle obama in 2018 knows the. The magazine posted an instagram photo of sherald alongside the powerful portrait on monday. The cover image is a portrait created by amy sherald.
The september issue of vanity fair features a. In 2016 she became the first woman and first african american to win the outwin boochever portrait competition which led to her. Amy sherald who created michelle obama s famed portrait painted breonna taylor for the september 2020 issue of vanity fair. See amy sherald s touching painting of breonna taylor of vanity fair.
Amy sherald on making breonna taylor s portrait. The publication commissioned artist amy sherald to create a commemorative portrait of the emergency medical. Breonna taylor was shot and killed by police in her louisville kentucky home on march 13. A stunning portrait of breonna taylor graces the cover of next month s vanity fair guest edited by renowned author and journalist ta nehisi coates.
The portrait is a painting by amy sherald a posthumous tribute commissioned by the magazine for the great fire a special project guest edited by journalist and author ta nehisi coates. Breonna taylor covers vanity fair s september issue guest edited by ta nehisi coates who pens the cover story the life breonna taylor lived in the words of her mother. Artist amy sherald with her portrait of the late breonna taylor. For the cover of vanity fair s september 2020 issue guest edited by ta nehisi coates amy sherald painted a stunning portrait of breonna taylor.
A painting of breonna taylor is the cover of the september issue of vanity fair the cover was done by amy sherald best known for painting michelle obama s official portrait. The late breonna taylor is on the cover of vanity fair s 2020 september issue.