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Grace Coolidge Sketch
- Artist
- Howard Chandler Chrsity
- Date of Work
- 1924
- Medium
- Watercolor Study
- Credit
- White House Collection/The White House Historical Association
Grace Coolidge Sketch
This watercolor painting of First Lady Grace Coolidge by Howard Chandler Christy is a preliminary version of the official portrait he painted. That portrait has historically hung in the White House China Room, which was decorated in a shade of red to match Mrs. Coolidge's dress. Calvin Coolidge was president from August 2, 1923 until March 4, 1929. Mrs. Coolidge held a Bachelor's degree in teaching and taught at a school for deaf children before her marriage.
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