Kempton, Greta, 1903-1991

From left to right, First Lady Lady Bird Johnson, Greta Kempton, and Mrs. Margaret Truman Daniel at a White House ceremony for the hanging of the official portrait of former First Lady Bess Wallace Truman. The portrait was painted by Ms. Kempton.

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

First Lady Bess W. Truman (left) with artist Greta Kempton.

Former Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder (left) and artist Greta Kempton dressed in Native American garb in Wisconsin.

Portrait of artist Greta Kempton.

Greta Kempton poses with her painting of Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder.

Former Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan (left) and Greta Kempton (second from left) pose with three unidentified men next to Mr. Hannegan's portrait at its unveiling in New York. Ms. Kempton painted the official portrait.

Left to right: Unidentified man, Postmaster General Jesse M. Donaldson, artist Greta Kempton, and Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder. This event is an unveiling of the Greta Kempton portrait of Jesse Donaldson. The painting was a gift to Donaldson from the National Association of Postmasters.

Greta Kempton gazes at the painting of John W. Snyder which she did in 1948. From: John W. Snyder Papers.

Bess Truman and Greta Kempton (right) look at Ms. Kempton's painting of President Truman at the opening of Ms. Kempton's one-woman show at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. (See also 88-30, 78-533, and 87-160.) From: Truman Home.