Collection Art in the White House
The collection of fine art at the White House has evolved and grown over time. The collection began with mostly...
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Created c. 1864.
This photograph of President Abraham Lincoln's youngest son, Thomas "Tad" Lincoln, was taken around 1864. In the portrait photograph, Tad is wearing a Union officer's uniform given to him as a courtesy commission by President Lincoln's Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton. Stanton served as Secretary of War through the Civil War and the Reconstruction and later served as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
The collection of fine art at the White House has evolved and grown over time. The collection began with mostly...
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Every year since 1981, the White House Historical Association has had the privilege of designing the Official White House Christmas Ornament....
Every year since 1981, the White House Historical Association has had the privilege of designing the Official White House Christmas Ornament....
The White House Historical Association and the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project present this collaboration in an effort to open a...
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Every year since 1981, the White House Historical Association has had the privilege of designing the Official White House Christmas Ornament....
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Presidents have found different ways to escape the pressures and politics of the position. For early leaders, it was a...
Biographies & Portraits
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s advocacy for the arts endures as a vital part of th...