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The White House Historical Association’s 2018 White House Christmas Ornament honors Harry S. Truman, the thirty-third president of the United St...
Grace Coolidge with white collie Rob Roy, 1924.
- Artist
- Howard Chanler Christy
- Date of Work
- 1924
- Medium
- Oil on Canvas
- Type
- Portrait
- Credit
- White House Historical Association (White House Collection)
Grace Coolidge with white collie Rob Roy, 1924.
This watercolor portrait of First Lady Grace Goodhue Coolidge was
painted by artist Howard Chandler Christy circa 1924, during Calvin
Coolidge's presidency. Mrs. Coolidge poses with her white Collie, Rob
Roy. The portrait hangs 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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