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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World

Modern art at the White House

Obama white house art:  Catlin and Indian Attacking Buffalo by  George Catlin
American artist George Catlin's painting, Catlin and Indian Attacking Buffalo, 1861/1869, oil on card mounted on paperboard Photograph: Smithsonian Institution, National Gallery of Art/AP
Obama white house art:
Ed Ruscha's 1983 oil on canvas painting, I think I'll ... Photograph: National Gallery of Art/AP
Obama white house art: Berkeley No. 52 by Richard Diebenkorn
Richard Diebenkorn's 1955 painting, Berkeley No 52 Photograph: Estate of Richard Diebenkorn/AP
Obama white house art: Flower to Teacher by William H. Johnson
Flower to Teacher by William H Johnson, 1944 Photograph: Smithsonian Institution/Corbis
Obama white house art: Patent Model, Electric Telegraph  Samuel F.B. Morse
Samuel FB Morse's 1849 patent model of his electric telegraph Photograph: Smithsonian Institution, John Dillaber/AP
Obama white house art: Patent model for feathering paddle-wheel for steamboats by Henry Williams
Henry Williams's 1877 patent model for his feathering paddle-wheel for steamboats Photograph: Smithsonian Institution, John Dillaber/AP
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