Oprah Winfrey Talks About Special Meaning Of 'The Color Purple' As Her Portrait Unveiled At National Portrait Gallery

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 movie was coming out.” In her portrait, from artist Shawn Michael Warren, Winfrey is in a striking purple dress, standing near […]

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Oprah Winfrey portrait unveiled: Why 'The Color Purple' resonates

Oprah Winfrey portrait unveiled: Why 'The Color Purple' resonates

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Oprah Winfrey portrait unveiled at National Portrait Gallery

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