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Presidential Portraits
The photograph above shows the first 14 portraits that were commissioned in 1943 for display in The Founder's Room -- now our 4th floor Library. Past Presidents still living and some of their portrayers gathered to inaugurate the event. ...
Subsequently, each President at the end of the term selects an illustrator to create a portrait that is then added to the collection. The President has the option of retraining the original and leaving a reproduction in its stead.
Sometime in the 1960s, the portraits were rehung in the 3rd floor. Dining Room until they were moved to the stairwells in 2008. |