Collection Presidential and First Lady Portraits
Since 1965, the White House Historical Association has been proud to fund the official portraits of our presidents and first ladies,...
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This gilded silver wine cooler was made by Paul Storr for the London firm Rundell, Bridge & amp; Rundell between 1809 and 1810. The piece was one of over 1,500 silver gilt, or vermeil, objects donated to the White House in 1956 by Margaret Thompson Biddle, a close friend of First Lady Mamie Eisenhower. Special cabinets to house the collection were built in a ground floor room of the White House, now known as the Vermeil or Gold Room.
Since 1965, the White House Historical Association has been proud to fund the official portraits of our presidents and first ladies,...
The collection of fine art at the White House has evolved and grown over time. The collection began with mostly...
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s advocacy for the arts endures as a vital part of th...
For two hundred years, Decatur House has stood as a near neighbor to the White House across Lafayette Square. Stewart...
The White House Collection and the Atlantic World Jennifer L. Anderson, Mahogany: The Costs of Luxury in Early America (Cambridge,...
The White House Historical Association is a nonprofit educational association founded in 1961 for the purpose of enhancing the understanding, appreciation,...
James Archer AbbottJames Archer Abbott currently serves as the Executive Director of the Lewes Historical Society in Lewes, Delaware. A...
As part of the White House Historical Association’s 60th anniversary celebration in 2021, the Next-Gen Leaders (NGL) initiative was announced. Th...
The White House Historical Associationcommissions the official White House Christmas ornament each year. This is the 36th ornamentin the series...
The White House Historical Association’s Digital Library contains exclusive imagery of life at the White House, its famous residents, hi...
NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 6 (COLLECTION I) WHITE HOUSE HISTORY • NUMBER 1 1 — Foreword by Melvin M. Payne 5 — President Kennedy’s Rose Garden by Rachel Lambert...
White House History Quarterly, the award-winning journal of the White House Historical Association, is published four times each year. One,...