This portrait was made by Kehinde Wiley, who Obama picked specifically. It is displayed at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC. This is not just an ordinary portrait, it has a deeper meaning behind it.
The African blue lilies represent where his father was born-Kenya, the Jasmine represents where Barack was born which is in Hawaii, and the chrysanthemums are the official flower of Chicago, where Barack Obama met his wife Michelle and started his political career. Even though, i feel that the portrait does not do Obama justice because he does not look that old, i still think it is a beautiful portrait. It takes real artistry to bring meaning to a simple painting.
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