As
reported
in
Deadline,
Oprah
Winfrey’s
portrait
was
unveiled
at
the
National
Portrait
Gallery.
The
media
mogul
made
a
comment
in
jest
to
about
100
guests
regarding
the
color
scheme
of
the
painting.
Oprah
said
“I
chose
the
color
purple
not
just
because
I
knew
the
movie
was
coming
out.”
The
lovely
work
from
artist
Shawn
Michael
Warren,
shows
Winfrey
in
a
flowing
purple
dress,
adjacent
to
a
tree
at
her
famed
Motencito
estate.
The
portrait
is
striking
and
depicts
the
grandeur
of
Oprah
Winfrey.
Soon
it
will
be
on
display
at
the
National
Portrait
Gallery
where
you
can
find
presidents,
influential
figures,
civil
rights
activists
and
prominent
entertainers’
portraits.
The
portrait
will
soon
go
on
display
at
the
gallery,
joining
those
of
presidents,
civil
rights
figures
and
entertainers.
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Winfrey
said
that
the
color
choice
–
purple
–
had
a
special
meaning
in
her
life.
Rightfully
so
and
the
musical
version
of
the
iconic
film
The
Color
Purple,
also
premiered
this
month.
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Winfrey
was
visibly
fighting
her
emotions.
She
was
in
awe
of
being
in
the
same
gallery
as
other
worldly
figures
to
the
likes
of
Frederick
Douglass,
Abraham
Lincoln,
Lena
Horne
and
Barack
and
Michelle
Obama.
The
ceremony
that
honored
Winfrey’s
portrait
was
in
the
main
atrium.
It
compared
in
size
to
the
Obamas.
Their
portraits
are
considered
main
attractions
at
the
gallery.
Artist,
Warren
said
that
Winfrey
“one
of
the
most
influential
and
polarizing
figures
of
our
time,
a
pioneer
in
the
arts,
entertainment,
a
generous
giver
and
a
woman
who
has
been
in
our
homes
and
lives
for
years
and
can
relate
to
many
of
us
when
it
comes
to
everyday
challenges
of
life.”
