Encore Exhibit


encore.jpgEncore!  The Artistry of America's First Ladies
June 2, 2009 - February 5, 2010
Extended dates due to popular demand!


This exhibit celebrates the artistic talents of several First Ladies including: Louisa Catherine Adams, who played the harp and pianoforte and wrote numerous poems and plays; Rose Cleveland, a successful author; artists Caroline Harrison's watercolors and Ellen Wilson's oils on canvas; the musicianship of Helen Taft; Jacqueline Kennedy's poetry and delightful sketches; the dancing career of Betty Ford; and actress Nancy Davis Reagan's early MGM movie career.




ford_art.jpg Betty Ford (Bloomer) pictured center, at the 1938 Bennington College School of Dance)


davis_art.jpg Nancy Reagan (Davis) pictured during her early MGM movie career

 

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