Art in the White House

The White House's Art collection was established by an Act of Congress in 1961 and grew extensively during the Kennedy Administration. It now includes more than 65,000 objects if individual items are catalogued. As of 2021, there are more than 500 pieces on view under the care of the White House Curator and the White House Historical Association, and these are often complemented by those on loan from museums.

Portraits

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  Portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart, 1796
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  Portrait of John Adams by John Trumbull, c. 1792−1793
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  Portrait of Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale, 1800
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  Portrait of Andrew Jackson by Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl, c. 1835
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  Portrait of William Henry Harrison by James Reid Lambdin, 1835
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  Portrait of Millard Fillmore by George Peter Alexander Healy, 1857
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  Portrait of John Quincy Adams by George Peter Alexander Healy, 1858
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  Portrait of Franklin Pierce by George Peter Alexander Healy, 1858
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  Portrait of Martin Van Buren by George Peter Alexander Healy, 1858
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  Portrait of James Knox Polk by George Peter Alexander Healy, 1858
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  Portrait of John Tyler by George Peter Alexander Healy, 1864
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  Portrait of Abraham Lincoln by George Peter Alexander Healy, 1869
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  Portrait of Theodore Roosevelt by John Singer Sargent, 1902
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  Portrait of William Howard Taft by Anders Zorn, 1911
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  Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt by Frank O. Salisbury, 1947
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  Portrait of John F. Kennedy by Aaron Shikler, 1970

Non-portraits

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  To the Genius of Franklin by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, c. 1778
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  Landing of the Pilgrims by Michele Felice Cornè, between c. 1805 and c. 1807
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  The President's House by George Munger, between c. 1814 and c. 1815
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  Mouth of the Delaware by Thomas Birch, 1828
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  City of Washington from Beyond the Navy Yard by George Cooke, 1833
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  Dismissal of School on an October Afternoon by Henry Inman, 1845
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  Lighter Relieving the Steamboat Aground by George Caleb Bingham, 1847
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  Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze, 1851
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  Niagara Falls by John Frederick Kensett, c. 1852−1854
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  Going to Church by George Henry Durrie, 1853
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  Jones Inn, Winter by George Henry Durrie, 1853
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  Boston Harbor by Fitz Hugh Lane, 1854
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  Boys Crabbing by William Ranney, 1855
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  Farmyard in Winter by George Henry Durrie, 1858
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  Independence Hall in Philadelphia by Ferdinand Richardt, between c. 1858 and c. 1863
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  Waiting for the Hour by William Tolman Carlton, 1863
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  The Peacemakers by George P.A. Healy, 1868
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  Liberty by Constantino Brumidi, 1869
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  Union by Constantino Brumidi, 1869
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  Sailing off the Coast by Martin Johnson Heade, 1869
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  The Rainbow in the Berkshire Hills by George Inness, 1869
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  Cannonading on the Potomac by Alfred W. Thompson, c. 1869
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  Nocturne James Abbott McNeill Whistler, c. 1870−1877
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  Storm Clouds by Albert Bierstadt, c. 1880
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  Surf at Prout's Neck by Winslow Homer, c. 1895
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  U.S.S. Galena by Antonio Jacobsen, 1909
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  The Mosquito Net by John Singer Sargent, 1912
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  Three Children by George Bellows, 1919

Cézanne works

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  Paysage avec clocher (Landscape with Bell Tower) by Paul Cézanne, c. 1875
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  Maisons flottantes sur un fleuve (Houses Floating on a River) by Paul Cézanne, between 1875 and 1877
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  Still Life With Quince, Apples, and Pears by Paul Cézanne, between 1885 and 1887
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  Hameau à Payennet près de Gardanne (Hamlet at Payennet, near Gardanne) by Paul Cézanne, between 1886 and 1890
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  Maison au bord de la Marne (House on the Marne) by Paul Cézanne, between 1888 and 1894
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  Sous-bois (Underwood) by Paul Cézanne, between 1890 and 1892
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  Still Life With Skull by Paul Cézanne, c. 1900
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  Maisons sur la colline, Provence (Houses on the Hill) by Paul Cézanne, between 1904 and 1906

Monet Works

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  Matinée sur la Seine, le beau temps (Morning on the Seine, good weather) by Claude Monet, 1897 (donation Mrs J.F. Kennedy in 1963)

• Committee for the Preservation of the White House
• United States Capitol art
• White House Acquisition Trust

Notes

Sources

• The White House Collection