Michelle Obama meets girl in viral portrait photo

A 2-year-old girl who was seen mesmerized by portrait of Michelle Obama in a photo that went viral last week came face to face with the subject of that painting on Tuesday.

Parker Curry, her mother, Jessica, and her 1-year-old sister, Ava, met the former first lady at her Washington, D.C., office on Tuesday morning.

Michelle Obama shared a short video of herself and Parker dancing to Taylor Swift’s “Shake If Off” on Twitter, along with an inspirational message.

The photo of the toddler seemingly transfixed by Michelle Obama’s portrait in the National Portrait Gallery — taken by a fellow museum-goer — quickly captured the internet’s attention.

It also captured the attention of Michelle Obama, who — according to a person with knowledge of the arrangement — reached out to the Currys personally to invite them to her office.

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery unveiled commissioned portraits of Michelle Obama and former President Barack Obama in February. His portrait was painted by artist Kehinde Wiley; hers was painted by Amy Sherald. Wiley and Sherald were the first black artists commissioned to paint a presidential couple for the Smithsonian.

 Source : Yahoo