Member of Peter Guertlers Staff Paints the Library

In this photograph taken by Robert L. Knudsen, a member of Peter Guertlers staff prepares to paint the Library on September 13, 1961, during the John F. Kennedy administration. The new color scheme of yellow, ivory, and antique gold would reflect suggestions from Henry Du Pont, head of the Fine Arts Committee and French interior designer Stéphane Boudin. Boudin's suggestion was based on the color scheme from the library at Leeds Castle. Guertler was a New York society painter and craftsman, who gifted his services to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedys restoration program.