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The result was an oil portrait with Johnson in the foreground and the Capitol dome in the background to represent his time in the House of Representatives and the Senate. This is the official portrait of President Johnson in the White House Collection. It was commissioned by the White House Historical Association.
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Lyndon B Johnson Portrait This watercolor portrait of...
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The first official portrait was painted by John Christen Johansen in 1941. Hoover, however, later commissioned a second portrait that was completed in 1956 by Elmer Wesley Greene. At Hoover's request, this painting replaced the original, and currently stands as the official White House portrait. [12]
Peter Hurd was commissioned to make Johnson’s official portrait for the White House, but when the president viewed the finished painting, he declared it “the ugliest thing I ever saw.” Hurd kept the work and gave it to the National Portrait Gallery when the museum opened in 1968.
Feb 16, 2018 · When he first laid eyes on the painting that was to be his official White House portrait, Lyndon B. Johnson disgustedly called painter Peter Hurd’s work “the ugliest thing I ever saw” and...
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