While watching the inauguration of Barack Obama in 2009, Ziehm was struck by Franklin’s performance of “America,” which inspired her to paint a vivid portrait ... when I saw Aretha Franklin ...

Aretha Franklin purchased the ... runner-up who went on to a prominent career as a portrait artist, creating many of her works in a backyard art studio, now a patio. Her subjects included Rosa ...

Portrait of Aretha Franklin celebrates the iconic Queen of Soul through the soulful renditions of CeCe Teneal. The performance honors Aretha Franklin's vast legacy, featuring both popular hits and ...

Aretha Franklin is known as the “Queen of Soul,” a moniker that will be celebrated in a new box set of her work. Out via BMG on December 1, A Portrait of the Queen – 1970-1974 collects the ...