Painting

President Harry S. Truman's study, second floor oval room, pre-1948 renovation. The painting "At the Beach at Scheveningen" (Dutch Harbor) by Hendrik William Mesdag can be seen hanging above the mantel. The painting of President Truman's mother, Martha Ellen Truman, by Jerry Farnsworth, hangs to the left of the mantel. A Steinway grand piano is to the right of the mantel. All these objects are now in the museum collection of the Harry S. Truman Library. From: White House official photograph, no. 11 DE 78 F1863-02.

A painting, "Two Views of Harry Truman," by Leo Herzog, is on exhibit in the Lower Hallway at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri.

Kansas City, MO. Former President Harry S. Truman points to a painting by Sir Winston Churchill of a scene near Venice, Italy where, Harry S. Truman told reporters, he had eaten lunch at the inn depicted in the painting. The scene, "Torcello" was painted in the 1949, and is one of a group of 35 paintings by Churchill. The collection is on exhibit at the Nelson Art Gallery. From: Houston Post.

Kansas City. Former President Harry S. Truman beams at a birthday gift he received yesterday -- an oil painting of his daughter, Margaret, and her baby, Clifton Truman Daniel. The presentation was made at a party in a downtown hotel attended by about 70 of his close friends. Truman is 74 years old. The painting was done by Kansas City artist Daniel MacMorris. From: Houston Post.

A Democratic National Committee official said yesterday that between 20,000 and 25,000 copies of this portrait of President Harry S. Truman have been ordered for use in connection with Jefferson-Jackson Day party dinners. The portrait was done last spring by Greta Kempton, New York artist. From: Houston Press.

This is a photograph of a copy of the painting "General Lee and General Jackson before the Battle of Chancellorsville." It is a 1947 copy by Casimir Stapko from a painting by E. D. B. Fabrina Julio. The copy is part of the Truman Library museum collection.

A photograph of the ceiling of the Chapel Bridge in Lucerne, Switzerland showing the frescos painted in the eves. Probably taken while E. Clifton Daniel, Jr. traveled in Europe.

Margaret Truman poses beside her portrait as artist Greta Kempton (right) puts the finishing touches on the painting.

The painting "Waiting for the 3:30" by Aaron Bohrod, in the collection of the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Missouri. This painting was on exhibit in the Library at the time this photo was taken. See 68-591 for color photo of same.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) stands with artist Elaine de Kooning (right) on the stage of the auditorium at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri. Between them is a painting of former President John F. Kennedy that Ms. de Kooning painted. Ms. de Kooning unveiled the painting, a gift to the Library, at an event hosted by the Library.