Subjects in the White House Art Collection

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Selected Subject Paintings in the Collection
by William Kloss

"Floral Still Life With Nest of Eggs" (c. 1851-52) (at right), by Severin Roesen (active in the United States 1848-72). Oil on canvas. Gift of the White House Historical Association. (1976)

-Floral Still Life With Nest of Eggs- by Severin Roesen

Avenue in the Rain (1917) (at left), by Childe Hassam (1859-1935). Oil on canvas. Gift of T. M. Evans. (1963)

"Butterfly" (1893) (at right), by Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902). Oil and pencil on paper mounted on pasteboard. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James R. Graham. (1962)

-The Cincinnati Enquirer- by William M. Harnett

The Cincinnati Enquirer" (1888) (at right), by William M. Harnett (1848-1892). Oil on canvas. Gift of the Armand Hammer Foundation. (1978)

Art in the White House — Selected Works
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Art in the White House: A Nation's Pride