Collection An Artist Visits the White House Past
From its construction in 1792, until the 1902 renovation that shaped the modern identity and functions of the interior of the White...
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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