Then, Parker walks by Sherald’s portrait of Michelle Obama…and almost passes it.

Parker Looks Up follows Parker, along with her baby sister and her mother, and her best friend Gia and Gia’s mother, as they walk the halls of a museum, seeing paintings of everyone and everything from George Washington Carver to Frida Kahlo, exotic flowers to graceful ballerinas. Inspired by this visit, Parker, and her mother, Jessica Curry, tell the story of a young girl and her family, whose trip to a museum becomes an extraordinary moment, in a moving picture book.

When a nearby museum-goer snapped a photo of a mesmerized Parker, it became an internet sensation. She saw a queen -one with dynamic self-assurance, regality, beauty, and truth who captured this young girl’s imagination. When Parker Curry came face-to-face with Amy Sherald’s transcendent portrait of First Lady Michelle Obama at the National Portrait Gallery, she didn’t just see the First Lady of the United States. Because, as Jessica Curry said, 'anything is possible regardless of race, class, or gender.A visit to Washington, DC’s National Portrait Gallery forever alters Parker Curry’s young life when she views First Lady Michelle Obama’s portrait. An everyday moment became an extraordinary one.that continues to resonate its power, inspiration, and indelible impact. Parker saw the possibility and promise, the hopes and dreams of herself in this powerful painting of Michelle Obama. Because, as Jessica Curry said, 'anything is possible regardless of race, class, or gender.' Then, Parker walks by Sherald's portrait of Michelle Obama.and almost passes it. Parker Looks Up follows Parker, along with her baby sister and her mother, and her best friend Gia and Gia's mother, as they walk the halls of a museum, seeing paintings of everyone and everything from George Washington Carver to Frida Kahlo, exotic flowers to graceful ballerinas.

She saw a queen-one with dynamic self-assurance, regality, beauty, and truth who captured this young girl's imagination. When Parker Curry came face-to-face with Amy Sherald's transcendent portrait of First Lady Michelle Obama at the National Portrait Gallery, she didn't just see the First Lady of the United States. A visit to Washington, DC's National Portrait Gallery forever alters Parker Curry's young life when she views First Lady Michelle Obama's portrait.

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