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Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison

This portrait of First Lady Caroline Harrison was done by Daniel Huntington. Born in Ohio, Caroline was an accomplished musician and amateur painter. During her years in the White House she pushed to renovate and preserve the mansion, and she also served as the first president general of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). Sadly, she died of tuberculosis at the White House on October 25, 1892, before her husband's term in office ended the following March.
Artist
Daniel Huntington
Date of Work
1894
Medium
oil paint, canvas
Type
Portrait
Credit
White House Collection/White House Historical Association
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