Diversity in White House Art: Jacob Lawrence
Jacob Lawrence, one of the twentieth century’s most celebrated Black artists, is remembered for his vivid portrayals of the Bl...
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Jacob Lawrence, one of the twentieth century’s most celebrated Black artists, is remembered for his vivid portrayals of the Bl...
When Americans consider threats to democracy during President Woodrow Wilson’s administration, they usually think of the bloody world conflict th...
On June 14, 2004, the official portraits of President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton were unveiled in the East Room...
Betty Bloomer Ford was not a politician. She was a dancer, a model, a wife, and a mother. She never...
Most Americans do not associate the first ladies with slave ownership. In fact, it may be surprising to learn that...
Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in 1818 along the Eastern Shore of Maryland. During his childhood, the wife of one...
Most Americans have never heard of Harriet Lane, but at the time of her uncle James Buchanan’s presidency, she wa...
Born in 1784, Zachary Taylor grew up on a plantation in Virginia. His father, Richard Taylor, was an officer in the...
Often, the accomplishments and contributions of enslaved people are lost to history—undocumented, ignored, or forgotten by successive generations. One of...
Andrew Johnson’s close association with Abraham Lincoln, as both his vice president and his successor, often disguises Johnson’s own...
Charles Willson Peale is synonymous with eighteenth-century portraiture. His depictions of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and other famous...
Women are often overlooked in history for their role in the institution of slavery. First Lady Julia Dent Grant, wife...