Featured The Life and Presidency of Harry S. Truman
The White House Historical Association’s 2018 White House Christmas Ornament honors Harry S. Truman, the thirty-third president of the United St...
Lyndon B Johnson Portrait
- Artist
- Elizabeth Shoumatoff
- Date of Work
- 1968
- Medium
- Watercolor Study
- Type
- Portrait
- Credit
- White House Collection/White House Historical Association
Lyndon B Johnson Portrait
This watercolor portrait of President Lyndon B. Johnson was created on paper by Elizabeth Shoumatoff in 1968. Shoumatoff, like many artists, used proof studies to map the color and composition of a painting before creating the final product.
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