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Obama Portraitist Explains Unusual Painting: ‘Chrysanthemums Are the State Flower of Chicago’ (clip)
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Kehinde Wiley
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National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.
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02/13/2018 11:42 am
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WILEY It does not ░░░░░░░░ any better than that ░░░░░░░░ was humbled by this ░░░░░░░░ but I was also ░░░░░░░░ by Barack Obama s ░░░░░░░░ story That since in ░░░░░░░░ he and I both ░░░░░░░░ have that echo of ░░░░░░░░ parents African fathers that ░░░░░░░░ for the father that ░░░░░░░░ of twinning There is ░░░░░░░░ echo of he and ░░░░░░░░ in that narrative When ░░░░░░░░ look at this painting ░░░░░░░░ is sure an amazingly ░░░░░░░░ man seated but there ░░░░░░░░ also botanicals that are ░░░░░░░░ on there that nod ░░░░░░░░ his personal story Chrysanthemums ░░░░░░░░ state flower of Chicago ░░░░░░░░ There s flowers that ░░░░░░░░ toward Kenya toward Hawaii ░░░░░░░░ a very symbolic way ░░░░░░░░ I am doing is ░░░░░░░░ his path on Earth ░░░░░░░░ those plants that sort ░░░░░░░░ weave their way There ░░░░░░░░ a fight going on ░░░░░░░░ he and the foreground ░░░░░░░░ the plants that are ░░░░░░░░ of trying to announce ░░░░░░░░ underneath his feet Who ░░░░░░░░ to be the star ░░░░░░░░ the show the story ░░░░░░░░ the man who inhabits ░░░░░░░░ story It is all ░░░░░░░░ driven Mr President I ░░░░░░░░ you for giving me ░░░░░░░░ chance and I thank ░░░░░░░░ for giving this nation ░░░░░░░░ chance to experience your ░░░░░░░░ on a global scale ░░░░░░░░ you.”
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