24-year-old Tyler Mitchell has Beyoncé to thank, not just for making him the first African-American photographer to shoot a Vogue cover, but also providing him a bragging right as the photographer behind the pop-star’s iconic Vogue 2018 September issue portrait going on display at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.
Much excited about the news, Mitchell announced on his Twitter handle late last night, saying alongside a shared image of the portrait,” A year ago today we broke the flood gates open. Now I’m glad to share this picture is being acquired into the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery’s permanent collection.”
Captioned ‘See Your Halo’ inside the Vogue issue last year September, the picture has Beyoncé wearing a shimmery gold Valentino dress and a hat by Phillip Treacy London. The portrait will joyfully join over 23,000 portrait pictures, paintings and sculptures of America’s most famous and important personages, from presidents to pop stars, from the historic days of America to present day.
Thrilled about their newest addition, the National Portrait Gallery tweeted, “We’re just so crazy in love with her that we had to do it! We look forward to adding this new work to our collection.”
The gallery has over the years, made space for ex-presidents and first ladies of the United States on their walls with the Obama’s added up last year. It was recorded that the Obama’s portrait hanging on the walls caused huge traffic visits from both tourists and locals at the Gallery.
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