Oprah Winfrey has made her name as one of America’s most celebrated historical figures thanks to her portrait in the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery.
“Of all the dreams, I never thought it would be in the National Gallery,” said Oprah Winfrey during the inauguration of her picture, reported by Reuters, Thursday (14/12) local time.
Oprah Winfrey said she grew up in poverty. He never dreamed his portrait would be kept at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington.
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“I’m still living and breathing God’s dream today,” Oprah Winfrey said.
Portrait of Oprah Winfrey was made by a painter from Chicago Shawn Michael Warren. In the portrait on display at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, she is wearing a purple dress, standing near a tree in the park.
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Winfrey’s portrait joins other US historical figures, including former President Abraham Lincoln, Barrack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as well as social activist Harriet Tubman.
Winfrey is best known for her talk show “The Oprah Winfrey Show”. Today he is well known as a businessman and philanthropist.