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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.
Patricia
Ryan Nixon by Henriette Wyeth hangs on the north wall.
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