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Bierstadt of White House

Albert Bierstadt1878

Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center

Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center
Fremont, United States

Oil painting by Albert Bierstadt in gilded ornate frame; depicts view from the south portico of the White House looking southeast; painting includes a porch, 3 white columns and a green landscape; blue sky; reddish brown foliage around porch railing; signed and dated by the artsist in lower third quadrant, right side (facing): ”Bierstadt//1878”; signature appears to be in pencil; white label on back of frame reads: ”GILL & LAGODICH//FINE PERIOD FRAME GALLERY//GILDING RESTORATION STUDIO//HAND-CARVED REPLICAS

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  • Title: Bierstadt of White House
  • Creator: Bierstadt, Albert
  • Date: 1878
  • Physical Location: Fremont, Ohio
  • Provenance: Part of the President Haye’ collection. There is no specific documentation on how the President acquired the painting, only a mention of it in past inventories.
  • Type: painting
  • Original Source: http://www.rbhayes.org
Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center

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