American Artifacts
White House Decorative Arts Exhibit, Part 1
2011-11-06T19:00:52-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZGRmXC8zMDIyMTAtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==White House Curator William Allman gave a tour of the “'Something of Splendor': Decorative Arts from the White House” exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery, marking the 50th Anniversary of the White House Historical Association. Mr. Allman showed decorative and fine arts rarely seen outside the White House, including gilded furniture purchased from France in 1817, and a silver dining room centerpiece called Hiawatha’s boat.
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White House Curator William Allman gave a tour of the “'Something of Splendor': Decorative Arts from the White House” exhibit at the Smithso…
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White House Curator William Allman gave a tour of the “'Something of Splendor': Decorative Arts from the White House” exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery, marking the 50th Anniversary of the White House Historical Association. Mr. Allman showed decorative and fine arts rarely seen outside the White House, including gilded furniture purchased from France in 1817, and a silver dining room centerpiece called Hiawatha’s boat.
This is part one of two parts. close
This is part one of two parts.
White House Curator William Allman gave a tour of the “'Something of Splendor': Decorative Arts from the White House” exhibit at the Smithso… read more
White House Curator William Allman gave a tour of the “'Something of Splendor': Decorative Arts from the White House” exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery, marking the 50th Anniversary of the White House Historical Association. Mr. Allman showed decorative and fine arts rarely seen outside the White House, including gilded furniture purchased from France in 1817, and a silver dining room centerpiece called Hiawatha’s boat.
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