Michelle Obama’s portraitist and ‘96 Tears’
Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen
PRX
4.6 • 675 Ratings
🗓️ 24 October 2019
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Kurt Andersen talks with Amy Sherald, who painted the official Michelle Obama portrait, about her strict religious upbringing, the surreal experience of interviewing with the Obamas and why she’ll only ever paint African Americans. Our latest American Icons feature: “96 Tears” by ? and the Mysterians, and how the band of Mexican American teens managed to top the charts and help fuel the growing Latin influence on pop music in the 1960s.
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| 0:00.0 | From PRX. |
| 0:04.0 | Today on Studio 360, why Michelle Obama's official portrait is a case study in how to appreciate art in the digital age. |
| 0:15.0 | I got some emails from people who said they didn't like it, and then they went to see it in person, |
| 0:20.0 | and then they emailed me afterwards and said, it made me cry, it's so beautiful. |
| 0:25.1 | I mean, paintings are meant to be viewed in person. |
| 0:27.6 | Amy Sherrill gives me a gallery tour of her latest paintings. |
| 0:32.3 | Plus, |
| 0:35.3 | 96 Tears is probably the first punk rock song. |
| 0:39.0 | We traced the roots of American punk back to Detroit, |
| 0:42.1 | with a song that hit the top of the charts in 1966. |
| 0:45.3 | It's the first garage punk song, |
| 0:47.2 | with its piercing organ riff, bare bones, vocals, and lo-fi production. |
| 0:51.4 | Outside of the organ, that's everything you want that will come later. |
| 0:55.9 | Our latest American icon, 96 Tears by Question Mark and the Mysterians, just ahead on Studio |
| 1:01.5 | 360, right after this. |
| 1:08.4 | This is Studio 360. I'm Kurt Anandis. And I'm sitting on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. This first level of gardens. This is Studio 360. I'm Kurt Annes. |
| 1:11.0 | And I'm sitting on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. |
| 1:13.3 | This first level of garden. |
| 1:14.7 | This is Thomas Jefferson's vegetable garden. |
| 1:16.5 | I like to have the roasted chicken base. |
| 1:18.1 | Very well done. |
| 1:19.3 | Editing is all about timing. |
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