Getting to Know - Kehinde Wiley

Updated 11/1/2020, a video compilation of interviews and artworks collected by various online resources that feature contemporary portrait artist Kehinde Wiley. This video is designed to briefly introduce the artist to middle school students and is for educational purposes only. Resources: “Artist reimagines classic paintings with modern twist.” CNN. Youtube, available from:    • Artist reimagines classic paintings with m...  . June 4, 2015. “Kehinde Wiley on President Obama’s Official Portrait: ‘This is the Real thing’ / TIME 100.” TIME. YouTube, available from:    • Kehinde Wiley On President Obama's Officia...  . April 19, 2018. “Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic” video series. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. YouTube, available from:    • "Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic" video series  . April 16, 2018. "Meet Hip Hop's Favorite Artist." CNN. YouTube, available from:    • Meet hip hop's favorite artist  . March 15, 2014. Original, shorter video:    • Kehinde Wiley - Biography