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April 9, 2025 • Amy Sherald, who painted former First Lady Michelle Obama's portrait in 2018, has a major survey of her work opening this week at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.

This photo was selected by public vote and featured as "Image of the Week" for Week 209 (Feb. 9 - 15, 2025) of the Perseverance rover mission on Mars.