Spring Bloom in Every Filter

Instagram floral photos

Clockwise from top left: Instagram submissions from @sutterwulghe, @ingsegg, @ginnymjohnson, @huipopotamus, @lizchu4, and @spanuska

Spring has sprung at the Phillips! Visitors are noticing the lovely tulip magnolias outside of the museum’s front door and can’t resist the photo opportunity. Here’s a handful of our favorites from Instagram; keep these beautiful shots coming!

Instagram floral photos

Clockwise from top left: Instagram submissions from @therandomduck, @rachjpay, @viklsue, @emmadubb, @rivabelle, and @phillipscollection

 

Tidal Basin at Cherry Blossom Time, circa 1922

The blossoming of the cherry trees was a rite of spring for Washingtonians in 1922 as it is today. Around that time, Marjorie Phillips captured in oil paint a scene of delicate blossoms floating above the Tidal Basin. 1922 would have been the 10th anniversary of the planting of the trees; this year is the 100th. While peak bloom hit very early this spring, the festival continues off the mall tonight with a Journey to Japan at Phillips after 5.

Painting by Marjorie Phillips of a woman in hat and jacket with young girl under blossoming cherry blossom trees at the Tidal Basin.

Marjorie Phillips, Tidal Basin at Cherry Blossom Time, c.1922. Oil on canvas board, 9 3/4 x 13 3/4 in The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Gift of the artist, 1984.