Using Art to Study the Past
When studying events that occurred before the widespread use of photography, historians have used artwork to supplement resources such as...
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Fine & Decorative Arts
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Decorating the White House
Congress has always been tasked with appropriating funds for the care, repair, refurnishing and maintenance of the White House and...
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Photo History in White House Silver: Jackson Coffeepot Spout Detail
This image shows the detail of the spout of a neoclassical silver coffeepot made by French silversmith Jacques-Henri Fauconnier before 1833....
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Photo History in White House Silver: Jackson Coffeepot
This neoclassical silver coffeepot was made by French silversmith Jacques-Henri Fauconnier before 1833. It was part of a 130-piece silver service...
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Photo History in White House Silver: Monroe Soup Tureen
This silver soup tureen was created by renowned Paris silversmith Jacques-Henri Fauconnier circa 1817, during James Monroe's administration. Classical musicians appear...
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Photo Italy in the White House: Bust of President George Washington
Neo-classical Italian sculptor Giuseppe Ceracchi produced busts of many leaders of the American Revolution including John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James...
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Photo History in White House Silver: Monroe Silver Candlesticks
This silver candlesticks were made by the Parisian firm Roch-Louis Dany in 1789. James Monroe purchased the set in France and...
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Photo History in White House Silver: Jackson Coffeepot Handle Detail
This image shows the detail on the handle of a neoclassical silver coffeepot made by French silversmith Jacques-Henri Fauconnier before 1833....
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Photo History in White House Silver: Biennais Sauceboat
This silver sauce boat and tray was made by Martin-Guillaume Biennais, official silversmith to Napoleon and a great favorite of...
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Photo The Art of John Singer Sargent in the White House - Photo 1
This painting by renowned artist John Singer Sargent depicts a young woman reclining in bed under a protective mosquito net....
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Photo Thomas Jefferson by John Trumbull
This portrait of Thomas Jefferson was painted by John Trumbull in 1788, in the wake of the American Revolution and just b...
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Photo Arts in the Kennedy White House - Photo 5
This photograph of the Blue Room was taken in 1962 after First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy redesigned it as a ceremonial room....
