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We're wired to be empathetic and to care about the needs of others, but also to be curious about others. And I think that's just sort of in our DNA. And so portraiture is a very human act.
Kehinde Wiley
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Kehinde Wiley
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: February 28
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