Subject Art in the White House Collection

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Subject Paintings of the White House Collection

Floral Still Life With Nest of Eggs, by Severin Roesen

"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)

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)