A portrait of Oprah Winfrey’s was unveiled Wednesday at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery.
She was painted by Chicago-based artist Shawn Michael Warren wearing a purple gown in a garden outside her home in California. She's holding a twig from an olive tree.
Oprah told the crowd at the unveiling:
“I chose to wear the color purple because that color has been seminal in my life, so now I get to stand in the space of reimagining this film,"
The National Portrait Gallery said in a statement
“Through her rise to fame as host and producer of ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show,’ Oprah demonstrated an unparalleled ability to connect with people and inspire them to become the best versions of themselves,"
The National Portrait Gallery says the portrait was commissioned for the museum’s permanent collection and will be open to the public on the museum’s first floor starting Wednesday, Dec. 13.
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