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The China Room is one of the rooms on the Ground Floor of the White House, the home of the president of the United States. The White House's collection of state china is displayed there. The collection ranges from George Washington's Chinese export china to Barack Obama's blue and white themed collection.
The White House's art collection, sometimes also called the White House Collection or Pride of the American Nation, [1] has grown over time from donations from descendants of the Founding Fathers to commissions by established artists. [2] It comprises paintings, sculptures, and other art forms. [3]
The White House: The Historic Furnishing & First Families. Abbeville Press: 2000. ISBN 0-7892-0624-2. Seale, William. The President's House. White House Historical Association and the National Geographic Society: 1986. ISBN 0-912308-28-1. Seale, William, The White House: The History of an American Idea. White House Historical Association: 1992 ...
A marble bust of George Washington by sculptor Giuseppe Ceracchi (1751–1801) receives conservation work in the China Room.. The White House Office of the Curator is charged with the conservation and study of the collection of fine art, furniture, and decorative objects used to furnish both the public and private rooms of the White House as an official residence and as an accredited historic ...
The art collection in the White House in Washington, D.C. contains, or has contained, many works of art. Pages in category "Art in the White House" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
The painting came into the possession of Steven Spielberg, who donated it to the permanent art collection of the White House in 1994. It was displayed in the Oval Office during the administrations of Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama, sometimes to the left of the President's desk, above a cabinet or table on which was displayed Frederic Remington's sculpture The Bronco Buster.
President Trump's love for soda is real. So real, in fact, that in a new White House painting, Trump is joined by past Republican presidents such as Richard Nixon and Abraham Lincoln for drinks.
Roosevelt was very hands on with the redesign of the White House and new office building and all fabrics and furniture had to be approved by her. [7] The budget for all of the furniture was $10,000 equivalent to $352,154 in 2023, though a total of $14,054.77 equivalent to $494,944 in 2023 was actually spent on "furniture, carpets, rugs ...