The Red Room in the Polk White House
Today’s State Floor of the White House has rooms designated by color (Green, Blue, and Red), purpose (State Dining Ro...
Sarah Polk
- Artist
- George Peter Alexander Healy
- Date of Work
- 1846
- Credit
- James K. Polk Ancestral Home Collection
Sarah Polk
Sarah Polk posed in the White House for this portrait by George Peter Alexander Healy in 1846. The artist captured her tastes. She favored silks, satins, and velvet, like the claret-colored velvet example she wears here. Designs for her dresses were those current in the Paris of Louis-Philippe.
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