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...
The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation Before the Cabinet
- Artist
- Francis Bicknell Carpenters
- Date of Work
- 1864
- Medium
- Oil painting
- Credit
- U.S. Senate Collection
The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation Before the Cabinet
The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation Before the Cabinet was painted in oil at the White House in 1864. The artist, Francis Bicknell Carpenters, used the State Dining Room for his studio, studying firsthand every detail of the presidents office and the individuals represented, to make his work accurate to history.
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