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Bachelor, University North Dakota. Master of Arts, George Washington University.
( For 200 years the White House has served as the residen...)
For 200 years the White House has served as the residence of our nation's president and his family. John and Abigail Adams were the first residents, and each family ever since has been able to make the White House a comfortable home and to acquire the necessities for handsomely carrying out its additional functions as nexus for state ceremony and entertaining. In captivating detail, this volume--produced in association with the White House Historical Association--reveals how the decoration of the White House has reflected the personal style of our first families and their countless forays into redecorating. Illustrated largely with photographs especially commissioned for this book, as well as historic pictures, The White House focuses on some of our nation's most important heirlooms, including furniture, silver, glass, porcelain, and textiles. Enlivened with stories about the first families and how their furnishings often clashed with the politics of the time, this book is an ideal gift for those interested in the decorative arts, biography, and history.
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( For nearly two centuries, the White House has served as...)
For nearly two centuries, the White House has served as the residence of our nation's president and his family. John and Abigail Adams were the first residents, and each family ever since has been encouraged, through congressional appropriations and private contributions, to make the White House a comfortable home and to provide the necessities for handsomely carrying out its additional functions as nexus for state ceremony and entertaining. As a result, the decorative objects acquired for the White House cover a wide range of genres, all rich with historic association. This treasury of our nation's valuable heirlooms, selected by the curator of the White House, includes some of the finest examples of American paintings, sculpture, furniture, silver, glass, and porcelain. In addition to excellent pictures of the objects, there are photographs that show them as arranged in state rooms. A concise essay introduces the collection and places it in historic context, and two additional pieces survey both the fine arts and the decorative arts in the president's house. This pocket-size book is an ideal gift for those interested in beautiful historic objects or those who would like a comprehensive memento of a visit to the nation's capital.
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Bachelor, University North Dakota. Master of Arts, George Washington University.
Registrar Office of the Curator White House, Washington, 1967-1980, associate curator, 1980-1997, curator, 1997—2002. Lecturer on history, architect, changing interiors, decorative and fine arts collections, holiday traditions, archives and documentation of history properties in the White House.
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Board directors Museum City of Washington, 1980-1992, Heurich House Federation, since 2002, North Dakota Museum Art Federation, since 2003. Board managers History Society Washington, 1980-1992, District of Columbia Bicentennial Commission, 1987-1992. Member Committee for Preservation White House, American Association Museum, Society for History in Federal Government, Cosmos Club.