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Chester A. Arthur

Artist
Daniel Huntington
Date of Work
1885
Medium
oil paint
Type
Portrait
Credit
White House Collection/White House Historical Association
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Chester A. Arthur

This oil on canvas portrait of President Chester A. Arthur was done by Daniel Huntington. In the beginning of Huntington's career, he painted landscapes in the tradition of the Hudson River School, but later predominately produced portraits. Arthur became president after James Garfield was assassinated in 1881. He served the remainder of Garfield's term but was not renominated in 1884, partly due to poor health. His term in office ended on March 4, 1885.