So, yes, she wore a purple taffeta Christian Siriano dress for the 6-foot-10 inch by 5-foot-8-inch portrait (and no, she said in public remarks, she didn't know the movie would be coming out this ...

A new portrait of Oprah Winfrey has just been unveiled in Washington DC. It draws on symbols used by the Old Masters, and hints at the unexpected origins of the colour purple.

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He hopes his depiction of Ms. Winfrey, now in the National Portrait Gallery, becomes a full-circle art moment for him and his hometown. “I want my work to be an experience, not just an image ...

Shortly after her portrait was unveiled on Wednesday at the National Portrait Gallery, Oprah Winfrey told the 100 or so guests, to laughter, “I chose the color purple not just because I knew the ...

It seemed only fitting that Oprah Winfrey chose to wear a flowing, full-length purple dress for her portrait unveiled Wednesday at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery.

WASHINGTON (AP) — It seemed only fitting that Oprah Winfrey chose to wear a flowing, full-length purple dress for her portrait unveiled Wednesday at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery.

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A new portrait of Oprah Winfrey has just been unveiled in Washington DC. It draws on symbols used by the Old Masters, and hints at the unexpected origins of the colour purple.

The portrait is nearly 7 feet tall. It will be on display on the gallery’s first floor. During her remarks, Winfrey put in a plug for “ The Color Purple ” movie coming out on Christmas Day.

It seemed only fitting that Oprah Winfrey chose to wear a flowing, full-length purple dress for her portrait unveiled Wednesday at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery.