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First Lady Bess Truman poses seated in pearls and a flowered dress for her Greta Kempton portrait. A seated pose, dress, and pearls were used in Kempton's resulting portrait, but the First Lady was ultimately painted facing the opposite direction. See photo 2023-1743 for a counterpart study and 68-714 for the final portrait.