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Painting Michelle Obama

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Museum Confidential: Season 7, Episode 7.
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Museum Confidential: Season 7, Episode 7.

Acclaimed artist Sharon Sprung had to wait years before she could tell the world that she was commissioned to paint Michelle Obama's official White House portrait. On this episode of MC, we chat with Sprung from her Brooklyn studio about painting, patience, and what it's like to have a First Lady drop by.

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