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Historic Beyoncé portrait acquired by Smithsonian National Portrait gallery

By Reuters
07 August 2019   |   2:07 pm
Last September, photographer Tyler Mitchell made history when he became the first African American to shoot a cover photo for 'Vogue.' His muse was none other than Queen Bey herself. On Tuesday, Mitchell confirmed in a tweet that one of the portraits from the issue was being acquired by the institution.

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