Landscapes of the White House Art Collection

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Landscapes of the White House Art Collection

[View on the Mississippi Fifty-Seven Miles Below St. Anthony Falls,
Minneapolis, Ferdinand Richardt]

"View on the Mississippi Fifty-Seven Miles Below St. Anthony Falls, Minneapolis" (1858) (at right), by Ferdinand Richardt (1819-1895). Oil on canvas. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Dayton. (1971)

[Crossing the River Platte, Worthington Whiteredge]

"Crossing the River Platte" (c. 1871) (at left), by Worthington Whittredge (1820-1910). Oil on canvas. Gift of C.R. Smith. (1967)

[Sailing off the Coast, Martin Johnson Heade]

"Sailing off the Coast" (1869) (at right), by Martin Johnson Heade (1819-1904). Oil on canvas. Gift of The White House Historical Association. (1980)

[The
Rainbow in the Berkshire Hills, George Inness]

"The Rainbow in the Berkshire Hills" (1869) (at left), by George Inness (1825-1894). Oil on canvas. Gift of The Rita and Taft Schreiber Foundation.

[Rocky Mountain Landscape, by Albert Bierstadt]

"Rocky Mountain Landscape" (1870) (at right), by Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902). Oil on canvas. Gift of The Barra Foundation, Inc. (1981).