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First Ladies' Portraits that Adorn the Vermeil Room
Douglas Chandor caught the vivaciousness and changing moods in this
multiple-image portrait of
Eleanor Roosevelt, painted in his studio in New York City in 1949.
Inscribed by her in the upper right corner: "A trial made pleasant by
the painter. Eleanor Roosevelt"
Claudia (Lady Bird)
Johnson by Elizabeth Shoumatoff. Mrs. Johnson chose the Jefferson
Memorial, one of her favorite views, as the background for the picture,
which was painted in the White House.
Jacqueline Kennedy
Onassis by Aaron Shikler in 1970; her New York apartment provided its
background.
Aaron Shikler also painted
Nancy Reagan's portrait,
which graces the east wall of the room.
Patricia Ryan Nixon
by Henriette Wyeth hangs on the north wall, as does
Lou Henry Hoover's
portrait, by Richard Brown.
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