A portrait of Beyonc by Tyler Mitchell, who last year became the first Black photographer to shoot the cover of Vogue, is headed to the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.
Mitchells photograph was among the series of shots he captured of the iconic singer for Vogues September issue last year. Beyonc is wearing a shimmery gold Valentino dress and a gold Philip Treacy London hat in the portrait, titled See Your Halo in Vogue.
The photographer announced the news on his official Twitter account on Tuesday.
A year ago today we broke the flood gates open, he wrote . Now Im glad to share this picture is being acquired into the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallerys permanent collection.
A year ago today we broke the flood gates open
Now Im glad to share this picture is being acquired into the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallerys permanent collection pic.twitter.com/T97rHU9u8J
A year ago today we broke the flood gates open
Tyler Mitchell (@Tyler_Mitchell_) August 6, 2019
Now Im glad to share this picture is being acquired into the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallerys permanent collection pic.twitter.com/T97rHU9u8J
The official Twitter account for the National Portrait Gallery also celebrated the announcement on Tuesday.
Were just so crazy in love with her that we had to do it! a tweet read . We look forward to adding this new work to our collection.
In another post, the National Portrait Gallerys Twitter account noted that another portrait of Beyonc is currently featured in an exhibition at the art museum.
It has yet to be announced when Mitchells portrait of Beyonc will go up.
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. pic.twitter.com/kXsp1G5kxR
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Last year, at 23 years old, Mitchell became one of the youngest photographers to shoot the cover of Vogue.
Speaking about his historic accomplishment, Mitchell, who grew up in a suburb of Atlanta, told Vogue he was looking to change the way Black bodies are perceived.
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For so long, black people have been considered things, he said in the article. Weve been thingified physically, sexually, emotionally. With my work, Im looking to revitalize and elevate the black body.
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