This Photo Of A Little Girl Staring At Michelle Obama's Portrait Will Give You Chills

[demmiblue]

Source: BuzzFeed

The picture was taken by Ben Hines, a 37-year-old North Carolina resident who was visiting DC to see his mom, Donna.

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Ben told BuzzFeed News the little girl and her family were standing in front of them in line to view the portrait.

He said the unidentified girl was excited and full of energy. As her mom tried to get her to turn around to face her for a picture, he said the girl would not cooperate and just wanted to stare at the painting.

"It was so touching and uplifting for me to see this beautiful child looking at a beautiful portrait of a powerful woman," Ben told BuzzFeed News. "I was so delighted to have been in the right place at the right time."

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"It's hard to describe in words," Donna said. "She had such wonder on her face and her entire body just stopped as she looked at her, and she had this wonder that was silent and yet seemed to be saying something very big at the same time."

So who is the little girl? Meet 2-year-old Parker Curry.
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Jessica said Parker knows that Michelle Obama is a former first lady who used to live in the White House.

"I didn't realize it would be so moving to so many people," she said of the incredible response to the images.

"In the world we live in today, I'm just trying to raise a little girl who has opportunities to see women who look like her doing great things," Jessica said.

Read more (images via CNN): https://www.buzzfeed.com/davidmack/little-girl-michelle-obama-portrait


I have seen the picture posted here, but did not read the backstory/reaction from the artist until today. It makes the moment all that more special.

[HipChick]

1. Adorable....

[democratisphere]

2. Future FLOTUS....errrr ah POTUS.

Inspiring.

[DinahMoeHum]

5. +1000s

n/t

[riversedge]

3. She is in awe. Lovely.

[monmouth4]

4. First Lady Michelle Obama said that the portrait would give little girls of color a model to admire.

She was right again!

[sarah FAILIN]

6. The little girl is not what I see first

It's the fellow that seems to be standing guard and that makes me sad. If there wasn't a guard, some nut would come along and ruin her painting for spite. It is a terrible world we have evolved into imo.

[JennyMominFL]

7. The guard doesn't bother me

Because I see them in Museums all over Europe , near valuable paintings.

[sarah FAILIN]

8. I'm not that worldly

I've never been in a museum to be honest so I didn't know. I imagined guards roam around keeping an eye on everything. It just seemed like a symptom of what the Republicans have become that we have to station a guard beside her pic.

[JennyMominFL]

10. Oh I get it

I definitely get the symbolism of it. It's just not that uncommon. There is a guard positioned in every room in a museum. If photos are not allowed they yell at you. Sometimes they keep people behind a line, stop them from touching painting and yeah, they are also there to watch for theft and such. Usually they know the painting in their rooms well and answer questions and such.

[democratisphere]

12. Agreed. Very sad.

Thankfully the man stands there.

[SharonClark]

14. FFS - all important works of art have guards.

[sarah FAILIN]

16. As I have already said..

I did not know how heavily guarded the art is.

[EffieBlack]

9. No it doesnt

It makes cry.

[tblue37]

11. Adorable, moving, inspiring. nt

[smirkymonkey]

13. It's just so inspiring and beautiful!

I wish great things for that little girl. I am glad she could see a woman who looked like her that she could look up to.

[SharonClark]

15. She's trying to figure out who it is.