Chester Alan Arthur:
The Elegant President
July 27 – October 8, 2006
© LIBRARY OF CONGRESS - 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.
© LIBRARY OF CONGRESS - Stereograph of the Blue Room of the White House decorated by Louis Comfort Tiffany
Family Photograph Album in Special Collections at Union College