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White House Decorative Arts in the 1930s
- Artist
- Morris W. Dove
- Date of Work
- 1932
- Credit
- White House Historical Association
White House Decorative Arts in the 1930s
This mahogany fall-front desk is a reproduction of the secretaire-a-abattant upon which President James Monroe drafted what became known as the Monroe Doctrine. It was ordered by First Lady Lou Hoover for the Monroe Room in the family quarters in 1932.
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