President Obama’s official portrait uses flowers to tell his story. Infographic by Tom McNamara. The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. is full of familiar faces.

According to the Artist: “When I think about a new project it is always in conversation with my previous work. Color and the relationship between patterns and textures, background and foreground ...

Since the portrait was unveiled, I’ve asked dozens of people whether they knew that Chicago has an official flower and what it is. I’ve found only two who did.

When Barack Obama speaks, people listen. At least they did when he was in the White House. But that kind of authority didn’t hold much sway when it came time for his presidential portrait, which ...

Flowers bloom in Marie Antoinette's portrait at New Orleans Museum of Art. What do they mean? BY MEL BUCHANAN Contributing writer; Mar 24, 2025 Mar 24, 2025; 1 min to read.