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This mini 'Blink' episode celebrates the cherry blossoms that are blooming all over Washington D.C. at the moment by taking a closer look at portraits that feature flowers. Kim visits three paintings in the National Portrait Gallery that use specific blooms to convey coded information about the sitter, including the experiences that shaped them and the roles they took on.
Sarah Weston Seaton with her Children, by Charles Bird King
Barack Obama, by Kehinde Wiley
George Washington Carver, by Betsy Graves Reyneau
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This mini 'Blink' episode celebrates the cherry blossoms that are blooming all over Washington D.C. at the moment by taking a closer look at portraits that feature flowers. Kim visits three paintings in the National Portrait Gallery that use specific blooms to convey coded information about the sitter, including the experiences that shaped them and the roles they took on.
Sarah Weston Seaton with her Children, by Charles Bird King
Barack Obama, by Kehinde Wiley
George Washington Carver, by Betsy Graves Reyneau
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