Every picture tells a story, and presidential portraits help tell vital ones, not only about the man portrayed but also about his era and its ideals. The portraits also entail stories that the ...

President Barack and Michelle Obama’s official White House portraits were unveiled this ... Gilbert Stuart’s full-length painting of George Washington, purchased by Congress for $800 and ...

The history of the official presidential portrait ... Concerns The tradition of creating presidential portraits began with George Washington, the first President of the United States.

The White House portrait collection starts with George Washington, America's first president. Congress bought his portrait. Other portraits of early presidents and first ladies often came to the ...

The nonprofit group has been funding the official portraits of presidents and ... date back to Gilbert Stuart’s iconic painting of George Washington. First lady Dolley Madison famously saved ...