President and Mrs. Eisenhower
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Object Details
- Artist
- W. G. Williams
- Sitter
- Dwight David Eisenhower
- Mamie Eisenhower
- Luce Center Label
- W. G. Williams created this painting two years after Dwight Eisenhower became president in 1953. The artist based the features and clothing on news photos and included details such as Mamie Eisenhower’s famous pearls and hat (Lynda Hartigan, Made with Passion, 1990). He surrounded the figures with images from scripture, perhaps hoping that America’s leaders would look to the Bible for guidance.
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr.
- May 12, 1955
- Object number
- 1989.78.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Folk Art
- Medium
- oil on canvas and embossed paper with fabric and paper collage and plastic pearls
- Dimensions
- 30 7/8 x 32 7/8 in. (78.4 x 83.5 cm.)
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Occupation\political\president
- Portrait male\bust
- Portrait female\bust
- Religion\New Testament\Good Shepherd
- Object\other\flag
- Architecture Exterior\religious\church
- Occupation\political\first lady
- Record ID
- saam_1989.78.1
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk75a9ab2f4-4371-49fd-b583-2473c544cf62
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