In Conversation with Opal Lee and Sedrick Huckaby

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Saturday, March 09, 2024

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

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03/09/2024 03:30 PM 03/09/2024 04:30 PM America/Anguilla In Conversation with Opal Lee and Sedrick Huckaby Join us for a conversation between Opal Lee, the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” and Sedrick Huckaby, who painted her portrait. Lee is the retired teacher, counselor and activist who led the push to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition finalist Huckaby portrays his friend in a life-sized oil painting. Sitting at her dining room table, she seems to welcome viewers to join her in conversation.Event LinksTickets: https://go.evvnt.com/2239807-0 Details & Tickets: https://www.upcomingevents.com/washington-dc/events/national-portrait-gallery-smithsonian-institution/in-conversation-with-opal-lee-and-sedrick-huckaby-182795?ref=uceaddevent National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 800 G Street Northwest, Washington, DC, 20001

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Join us for a conversation between Opal Lee, the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” and Sedrick Huckaby, who painted her portrait. Lee is the retired teacher, counselor and activist who led the push to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition finalist Huckaby portrays his friend in a life-sized oil painting. Sitting at her dining room table, she seems to welcome viewers to join her in conversation.

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Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/2239807-0

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