Vanity Fair Breonna Taylor Amy Sherald

For more than 20 years amy sherald has been putting the narratives of black families and black people to canvas.

Vanity fair breonna taylor amy sherald. Breonna taylor by amy sherald. Amy sherald who created michelle obama s famed portrait painted breonna taylor for the september 2020 issue of vanity fair. Vanity fair may earn a portion of sales from. We knew when vanity fair announced that ta nehisi coates would be guest editing the september issue that he would do incredible things but we never imagined he would do this.

An emt and aspiring nurse the 26 year old was shot eight times by officers while she was sleeping in what s been described. I don t know if she meant the painting itself is actually gifted to them but if. The artist who painted michelle obama took care to draw on details from taylor s life. By dana givens august 25 2020 august 25 2020 1153.

Sherald is known for her work documenting contemporary black experience through paintings. Negative space is sherald s style see her michelle obama portrait. The late breonna taylor is on the cover of vanity fair s 2020 september issue. The september issue of vanity fair will feature a portrait of breonna taylor painted by amy sherald the artist made famous for her painting of former first lady michelle obama for the national.

Discussion in magazines started by vogue28 aug 24 2020. This morning vanity fair revealed their september cover a striking amy sherald rendering of 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.

Breonna taylor was shot and killed by police in her louisville kentucky home on march 13. Vanity fair honors breonna taylor with new cover by black artist amy sherald. The publication commissioned artist amy sherald to create a commemorative portrait of the emergency medical. Amy sherald shares the care she took in painting breonna taylor for vanity fair posted on august 24 2020 by veronica wells today vanity fair released the cover art for their september 2020 issue.

Amy sherald on making breonna taylor s portrait.