• The Avenue in the Rain
    Childe Hassam
    New York
    Impressionism
    flags
    painting
    New York City
    This painting of American flags on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan is by one of the most prominent American Impressionists of the early 20th century, Frederick Childe Hassam (known to many as Childe Hassam). The painting depicts both flags hanging on Fifth Avenue as well as reflections of the flags in water following a rainstorm. The Avenue in the Rain is one of 30 flag paintings of his that coincided with World War I. Fifth Avenue in New York City was frequently decorated with American flags at the time, as the United States debated entry into the war. This piece was completed in February of 1917, barely two months before Congress declared war on Germany on April 6th. Six Hassam pieces are in the White House Collection.
  • Street Scene in Winter (Snowstorm, New York)
    Childe Hassam
    snow
    New York
    New York City
    Impressionism
    painting
    This landscape painting is by noted American Impressionist Frederick Childe Hassam (often referred to as Childe Hassam). It shows a snow-covered New York street. The central figure appears to be a young boy slogging his way through the storm. Six Hassam pieces are in the White House Collection.
  • Colonial Cottage, Cos Cob
    Childe Hassam
    Impressionism
    Connecticut
    painting
    This landscape painting by noted American Impressionist Frederick Childe Hassam (often referred to as Childe Hassam) is of an idyllic white house or cottage in the Cos Cob neighborhood of Greenwich, Connecticut. The cottage is a traditional New England colonial, complete with a white picket fence and set in the shade of two large trees. Six Hassam pieces are in the White House Collection. This painting was acquired for the White House Collection by the White House Historical Association in 1975.
  • South Front of the White House
    Childe Hassam
    drawings
    Impressionism
    south view
    South Portico
    flags
    This drawing is by Frederick Childe Hassam (often referred to as Childe Hassam), an artist usually known for his American Impressionist paintings. The drawing is a loose sketch of the South Lawn and South Portico of the White House. Both the West Wing and East Wing are obscured by trees. Hassam drew on a piece of stationary or letterhead with "The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C." printed in script. Six Hassam pieces are in the White House Collection.
  • Telegraph Hill - San Francisco
    Childe Hassam
    Impressionism
    California
    landscapes
    painting
    San Francisco
    This landscape painting is by noted American Impressionist Frederick Childe Hassam (often referred to as Childe Hassam). The landscape is an early depiction of San Francisco's Telegraph Hill and is a far cry from today's modern-day cityscape. Aside from a few small buildings or homes on the hill, there is minimal development and there is a solitary boat in the water in the foreground. Six Hassam pieces are in the White House Collection.
  • Seascape
    Childe Hassam
    Impressionism
    seascapes
    ships
    painting
    This seascape painting by noted American Impressionist Frederick Childe Hassam (often referred to as Childe Hassam) is of a small sailboat at sea on a bright day. The entire canvas is filled with the sky or its reflection in the surface of the water, with only the figure of the boat and the horizon line providing any sense of size. Six Hassam pieces are in the White House Collection.