Podcast Obama White House Portraits: The Artists
The White House Historical Association commissions official portraits of the president and first lady. As is the custom, President Barack...
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Belle Hagner’s memoirs include several stories about the White House visits of portrait artists who painted the Roosevelt family. She wrote of a sitting President Roosevelt did for the Hungarian artist, Philip de Laszlo, and described the portrait as “a splendid likeness and a fine picture artistically.” Five official copies were made of the portrait by Charles Skipworth (c. 1905), including the copy above, now in the author’s collection.
The White House Historical Association commissions official portraits of the president and first lady. As is the custom, President Barack...
On January 20, 1969, Richard Nixon was inaugurated as the thirty-seventh president of the United States. During his time in the White...
Since 1965, the White House Historical Association has been proud to fund the official portraits of our presidents and first ladies,...
Biographies & Portraits
While there has yet to be a female president, women have played an integral role in shaping the White House...
Biographies & Portraits
What was it like to grow up in a home where some of the most important political decisions are being...
The collection of fine art at the White House has evolved and grown over time. The collection began with mostly...
Every year since 1981, the White House Historical Association has had the privilege of designing the Official White House Christmas Ornament....
Who takes care of the thousands of historic artifacts in the White House, cataloguing and preserving everything from presidential portraits...
Portrait artists have captured the image and personality of our presidents throughout history, providing a record of their time in...
Animals, whether pampered household pets, working livestock, birds, squirrels, or strays, have long been a major part of White House...