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06/15/2026
Njideka Akunyili Crosby ’04 H’19, acclaimed visual artist and Swarthmore alumna, is featured in a recent Harper’s Bazaar article on her latest major work, The Obamas: Springing Forth. The painting marks the first official portrait of Barack and Michelle Obama together and is part of a larger series of newly commissioned works for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, set to open to the public on Juneteenth.
A double major in biology and studio art at Swarthmore, Crosby is known for her richly layered, collage-based paintings that explore identity, memory, and representation through deeply detailed visual narratives.
Read more in Harper’s Bazaar:
Inside the First Official Portrait of Barack and Michelle Obama Together Artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby on the instincts and inspirations behind her landmark painting
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