An artist visits the White House past

An artist visits the White House past

Washington, D.C. : White House Historical Association, 2011.

32 p. : chiefly colored ill. ; 18 x 28 cm.

975.3 W116 2011

(OCoLC)745446116

Contents: Introduction -- A vision takes form : the White House under construction, 1796 -- A bird that whistles : in Jefferson's cabinet, 1803 -- The splendid Mrs. Madison : in the "elliptical saloon", 1810-1814 -- Tiber creek : the bathers : John Quincy Adams takes a deadly chance, 1825 -- The great cheese : Jacksonian democracy enjoys a special treat, 1837 -- Visitors from the east : President Buchanan greets visitors from far away, 1860 -- The visit : a war worker calls for a favor, late 1862 -- A favorable day : the White House stables on the day of Grant's second inauguration, 1873 -- The confidant : First Lady Lucy Hayes and her maid, 1879 -- Composition in red and gold : a comfortable room rendered richly, 1883 -- Something blue : captured by color, 1886 -- The grand illumination : sunset of the gaslight age, 1891 -- The secret garden : last days of an exotic world under glass, 1902 -- Lafayette Square : once the White House overlooked a residential neighborhood, 1902.
L2011G48
Painter's inscribed copy.

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