White House Historical Association -- Holiday Book Fair:
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The White House Historical Association is pleased to announce its upcoming Holiday Book Fair, a full day of holiday shopping and festivities with 12 authors available to sign copies of their award-winning books.will be available for purchase during the event, in addition to our full range of White House-inspired gifts.
Since 1962, the White House Historical Association has published books on the history of the White House—covering topics such as architecture, gardens, fine and decorative arts, food, and presidential families. Authors include former White House staffers, historians, political cartoonists, and scholars from diverse fields.
This special 2018 Holiday Book Fair will feature:
* Book signings with award-winning authors
* Special Guest: “President Thomas Jefferson” will share memories and unique insights on his life and history of the White House (as portrayed by Bill Barker of Colonial Williamsburg)
* Former White House Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier will serve his authentic White House Eggnog and discuss creating pastries for significant White House events under five presidents
* Pulitzer-Prize winning political cartoonist Pat Oliphant will sign copies of our recent White House History Quarterly: Political Cartoons and the White House, which features his drawing on the cover.
* Examples of President Obama’s presidential china on display and former White House Curator William Allman, author of Official White House China, will be available to answer questions.
* Artist John Hutton will demonstrate "How to Draw the Presidents”
* Raffle of original John Hutton drawings created during the 2018 Easter Egg Roll and as seen in The White House Easter Egg Roll: A History for All Ages
* Jonathan Pliska, Author of A Garden for the President, will discuss his collection of heirloom seeds, which match those purchased for the earliest White House gardens.
* Author Osborne Mackie will discuss examples of a rarely seen artifacts in the Decatur House collection, which will be on display in connection with our recently released book, The Stephen Decatur House: A History
* Artist Peter Waddell discusses his painting, Thomas Jefferson in His Study with the president himself (as portrayed by Bill Barker of Colonial Williamsburg)
Live music!
Folks shown here include: Pat Oliphant and Susan Conway, John Hutton, Peter Waddell, Osborne Mackie, Roland Mesnier, Mark Ramsdell, Joe Sutliff, Leslie Buhler, and Al Goodwyn.
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- Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
- HBF_181210_002.JPG: Susan Conway, Pat Oliphant
- HBF_181210_005.JPG: John Hutton
- HBF_181210_013.JPG: Peter Waddell, A Bird that Whistles, oil on canvas, 48 x 60.
- HBF_181210_026.JPG: Peter Waddell (left)
- HBF_181210_053.JPG: Osborne Mackie, Pat Oliphant
- HBF_181210_071.JPG: Pat Oliphant, Osborne Mackie
- HBF_181210_085.JPG: Chef Mark Ramsell, Chef Roland Mesnier
- HBF_181210_111.JPG: Pat Oliphant, Joe Sutton
- HBF_181210_120.JPG: Susan Conway, Pat Oliphant, and family
- HBF_181210_124.JPG: (Standing) Peter Waddell, John Hutton
(Seated) Susan Conway, Pat Oliphant
- HBF_181210_175.JPG: Mrs. District of Columbia, Chef Roland Mesnier
- HBF_181210_178.JPG: Chef Mark Ramsell, Mrs. District of Columbia, Chef Roland Mesnier
- HBF_181210_197.JPG: Leslie Buhler and Kenneth Hunter-Hall
- HBF_181210_206.JPG: Dagger and Sheath, c 1861-64
This ornamental dagger with a cast and chased gold bear cub was presented to Edward Beale by the State of California during his tenure as surveyor general of the United States for the District of California.
- HBF_181210_211.JPG: Congressional Gold Medal, c 1812
Commodore Decatur was awarded a gold medal by the US Congress for the US frigate United States victory over British frigate Macedonian, on October 25, 1812. This object is of paramount importance in the history of the US Navy. The obverse shows a profile of Stephen Decatur and the reverse a depiction of the naval battle.
- HBF_181210_220.JPG: Coffee Pot, 1774
This George III neoclassical coffee pot is a high-style example of English silver that descended in the Decatur family and was originally acquired by the affluent Stephen and Ann Pine Decatur, Stephen Decatur's parents.
- HBF_181210_226.JPG: Letter from John Quincy Adams to Stephen Decatur, September 21, 1815
Among the commodore's papers in the Decatur House collection is a letter from John Quincy Adams, then minister to the Court of St. James's. Dated London, September 21, 1815, it acknowledges receipt of Decatur's letter dated at sea, July 11.
- HBF_181210_250.JPG: "Thomas Jefferson" and Kenneth Hunter-Hall
- HBF_181210_256.JPG: Pat Oliphant, Al Goodwyn
- HBF_181210_258.JPG: Kenneth Hunter-Hall, Chef Roland Mesnier
- HBF_181210_262.JPG: Pat Oliphant, Susan Conway
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- Featured Folk: Some of the people here can also be seen on other pages on this site.
- Goodwyn, Al appears on:
- Hutton, John appears on:
- Mesnier, Roland appears on:
- Oliphant, Pat appears on:
- 2009_CA_SDCCP03_090724 San Diego Comic-Con International (2009) -- Panel: Spotlight on Patrick Oliphant
- 2008_DC_NAROCP_080207 Natl Archives -- Panel -- Running for Office: Cartooning and Politics (w/Pat Oliphant, Ann Telnaes, Matt Davies, and Clay Bennett)
- 2008_DC_Drinks_080207 DC -- Drinks after the "Running for Office: Cartooning and Politics" event
- 2007_DC_Oliphant_071018 Politics & Prose -- Pat Oliphant ("Leadership: Political Cartoons - The Bush Years")
- 1998_DC_ThompsonsO_981208 Personal -- Thompsons @ Susan Conway Art Gallery opening (w/Pat Oliphant)
- Sutliff, Joe appears on:
- Waddell, Peter appears on:
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