Portrait of Harry S. Truman
Portrait of former president Harry S. Truman. This portrait was used on the eight cent stamp. Please credit: Portrait by Leo Stern
4-1/2"H x 3"W color photograph of a head-and-shoulders portrait of Harry S. Truman mounted on artboard and done in colored oils by an artist on the staff of Leo Stern, photographer. The lower right corner is signed in white oil paint: "Leo Stern". In April, 1953, Leo Stern took a series of 18 black-and-white portraits of the former President, one of which is the basis for this portrait. Five small photos are in the collection, numbered from 2003-216 through 220. (Original negative). From: David Stern, nephew of Leo Stern. Please credit Portrait by Leo Stern, courtesy Harry S.