Chester Alan Arthur:

The Elegant President

July 27 – October 8, 2006

 

 

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Portrait of Chester Alan Arthur

 

 

Chester Arthur graduated from Union College in 1848, and we are very

pleased and proud to celebrate his presidency and the style with which

he held that office.  The exhibition will focus on what has come to be

Arthur's most famous legacy: his style and taste.  We will be looking, for

example, at his work with Louis Comfort Tiffany on the White House, as well

as his taste in clothes, carriages, food, etc.

Women viewing the newly decorated White House by Louis Comfort Tiffany.

 

 

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Stereograph of the Blue Room of the White House

decorated by Louis Comfort Tiffany