Or if you think we missed something in today’s edition, let us know and we may include it tomorrow. TEXT US - Are you Debra Messing, who got President Biden elected ? We want to hear from you! And we’ll keep you anonymous if you’d like. BUSH, who took up the paintbrush after leaving office - though their works have not adorned the walls of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., at least not yet. EISENHOWER, who used to paint at Camp David, and GEORGE W. Presidents have also been painters, including DWIGHT D.

government when JOHN ADAMS became the first White House resident. The first painting the White House ever had in its collection was a GILBERT STUART portrait of GEORGE WASHINGTON, purchased by the U.S. Many of the paintings are portraits of presidents and famous Americans but also feature landscapes highlighting the breadth of American geography. Monkman said around “500 to 600” pieces of art are in the White House collection, including paintings, sketches and sculptures, in addition to “a huge print collection.” Other famous artists in the White House collection include WINSLOW HOMER, REMBRANDT PEALE, JOHN SINGER SARGENT and GEORGIA O’KEEFE. During the early parts of the Biden administration, the painting was moved upstairs to the residence, according to one White House official. “The fact that these pieces came from the White House adds a level of celebrity ownership which could add a layer of value but to value then you would need to have them professionally appraised,” she said.Ī spokesperson for the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass., said the museum doesn’t comment on the value of the artist’s work.ĭespite the removal of the loaners, one Rockwell artwork remains in the White House: “Working on the Statue of Liberty,” a donation STEVEN SPIELBERG made in 1994, which President BILL CLINTON placed in the Oval Office. A request to the White House to pass along a message to the Early family also received no reply from the family.ĭepending on the market, Rockwell’s works on paper have sold in the last two years for between $50,000 and $200,000, said BARBARA SUSSMAN, who has appraised numerous Rockwell artworks. But we did not get any fruitful responses. named after the Early family), and the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society (where Earlysville is located). GEORGE ALLEN (who’s from Earlysville, Va.

West Wing Playbook made valiant efforts over the last few days to reach descendants of Early, and has reached out to the FDR Presidential Library and Museum, former Virginia Gov. A person familiar with the matter said that several jumbo photos of Biden have since replaced the Rockwell prints, which also were featured in the “Saturday Evening Post” in 1943. She said Rockwell gave the prints to Early. The sketches originated from a visit Rockwell made to the White House in 1943 during which he spent time in the Reception Room.īETTY MONKMAN, who worked on the White House curatorial staff from 1967 until 2002 when she retired as its chief curator, told West Wing Playbook the sketches were lent by the descendants of STEVE EARLY, who was FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT’s press secretary. All the works were originally on display in the lower press hallway but moved to the hallway between the upper press area and the Roosevelt Room during GEORGE W.

You can find her on social media or at people familiar with the matter said the family that owns the art wanted them back - and got its request granted sometime last year. Leah is active in the local chapter of a police union, is the Washington State Coordinator for Moms For America, and has two published children's books (Police Man Daddy and Police Officer Mommy, both available on as well as a women's fiction/young adult novel (From Day One, available ). She also grew up as the daughter of a police officer in California. She is now a homeschooling mom living with her husband, who is still serving as a police officer, and their three children. Before that, she was an intelligence analyst in the US Army. She served for three years at the Oakland Police Department, and just under five at the Vancouver Police Department in Washington State. By the grace of God, she survived a horrific accident on the job. Leah Anaya is a medically retired police officer.

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