Podcast White House Builder James Hoban’s Irish Roots
Over 200 years ago, James Hoban left Ireland for America to pursue his dream of becoming an architect. Selected by President...
Lyndon B Johnson Portrait
- Artist
- Elizabeth Shoumatoff
- Date of Work
- 1968
- Medium
- Watercolor Study
- Type
- Portrait
- Credit
- White House Collection/White House Historical Association
Lyndon B Johnson Portrait
This watercolor portrait of President Lyndon B. Johnson was created on paper by Elizabeth Shoumatoff in 1968. Shoumatoff, like many artists, used proof studies to map the color and composition of a painting before creating the final product.
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