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.

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.

This painting by Rockwell Kent depicts Asgaard Farm, which he purchased in the 1920s in northeastern New York state on the Au Sable River. The dark green of the corn stalks in the foreground is matched by the dark green trees covering one of the Adirondack mountains that fill the upper portion of the painting.

This oil painting of a scene on the Hudson River is by Shepard Alonzo Mount. A large, rocky island sits in the center of the canvas. The rock face is shadowed in the morning light. In the center foreground, two American Indian figures appear, with the man standing and holding a bow next to a woman in a red dress, seated on the ground. Mount began his career as a carriage maker before enrolling at the National Academy of Design. Though he is best known for portraiture, he enjoyed painting landscapes. He is the older brother of acclaimed artist and Hudson River School contemporary William Sidney Mount.

This painting was done by British-born artist Robert Havell, Jr. The painting depicts the buildings of the West Point military academy from across the Hudson River. Several boats ply the water in the center of the painting, while in the lower left corner a woman carries a basket and follows two cows walking down a dirt road. Havell is considered part of the Hudson River School and he best known as being the primary engraver for John James Audubon's Birds of America (1827-38), which brought him from Britain to the United States.

This oil painting of Lake George in New York is attributed to Andrew Andrews. When this painting was first acquired for the White House, it was believed that it was created by Ambrose Andrews, an active painter in New York City. However, he rarely painted landscapes. More recently, this painting has been attributed to Andrew Andrews, who taught landscape painting in Buffalo, New York. The oval shape of the canvas makes the work distinctive, and the painting itself is warm with setting sunlight illuminating the trees, the lake itself, and a man depicted as sitting on a rock and sketching the view. This painting was acquired for the White House Collection by the White House Historical Association in 1975.

This landscape of Mohonk Lake is by William Hart, a painter associated with the Hudson River School. Mohonk Lake is a small lake in Marbletown, Ulster County, New York near the foothills of the Catskill Mountains. Hart was born in Britain but moved to the United States as a child. He began his career painting portraits but found more success with landscape painting. This painting was acquired for the White House Collection by the White House Historical Association in 1976.

This landscape is by Jasper Francis Cropsey, an American painter associated with the Hudson River School. The canvas is almost twice as wide as it is high, conveying a broad scale of the scene where the sun sets on the other side of the Hudson River. There are two men by a rowboat near the center of the painting, the only human figures in the pastoral scene. Five of Cropsey's paintings are in the White House Collection.

This landscape of grassy, rolling dunes by William Merritt Chase was completed in 1900. The dunes are low and covered in thick brush and grass with just a peak of the shore and water at the horizon. Chase, an American Impressionist painter, was well-known for his landscapes of Shinnecock Hills, Long Island, New York. Two of his works are in the White House Collection.

This painting by Carl Calusd (sometimes credited as Charles Calusd) is a seascape and cityscape of the Statue of Liberty, the symbol of welcome for immigrants arriving at Ellis Island. This Impressionist-style piece shows the Statue of Liberty set against the backdrop of lower Manhattan, with ships large and small around her in the water. Calusd was known for maritime paintings. The painting was a gift presented to the White House in 1909 by Hayozoun Hohannes Topakyan of the Persian consul in New York.

This is a lithograph of the Federal Hall of the City of New York. Before the capital was moved to the Federal City of Washington, it operated in New York City. New York was the first United States capital after the ratification of the Constitution. This print was made by Charles Currier, who based it on a drawing by John Joseph Holland.

This painting of the Brooklyn Bridge in winter is by Guy C. Wiggins, an American Impressionist who often painted New York City and its five boroughs. Wiggins' painting captures a narrow, snowy, cityscape of the Brooklyn Bridge looming high over its Brooklyn neighborhood with views of the East River and Manhattan in the distance. The White House Historical Association provided partial funding for its donation to the White House Collection.

This landscape is by William J. Glackens and captures Carl Schurz Park in the Upper East Side Manhattan neighborhood of Yorkville in New York City during the early 1920s. Looking out toward the East River and Harlem River, children play in the park along with women out for an afternoon walk. Glackens was an American Realist painter and one of the founders of the Ashcan School.

This oval-shaped landscape of Niagara Falls, New York is by John Frederick Kensett. Niagara Falls is painted from a distance with a high rising cloud of mist rising in the center of the painting. Born in Connecticut, Kensett was known for his paintings of New York and New England and his works are associated with the Luminist style, an offshoot of the Hudson River School. Kensett was one of the founding members of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

This painting of the Brooklyn Bridge in winter is by Guy C. Wiggins, an American Impressionist who often painted New York City and its five boroughs. Wiggins' painting captures a narrow, snowy, cityscape of the Brooklyn Bridge looming high over its Brooklyn neighborhood with views of the East River and Manhattan in the distance. Three of his paintings are in the White House Collection. The White House Historical Association provided partial funding for its donation to the White House Collection.

This landscape and seascape of New York City by Andrew Melrose was completed around 1887 and captures both the leisure and commerce of the era. The left half of the painting shows New York Harbor and the Hudson River full of ships - tugboats, freighters, and barges full of commerce and commercial goods. In contrast, the right half is Battery Park, full of families and friends leisurely strolling and enjoying the beautiful day. Melrose was born in Scotland and immigrated to the United States in the 1850s. He was known for landscapes, including several of New York City and the Hudson River.

This drawing was done by John William Casilear. The rough sketch depicts two hills opposing one another on either side of the Hudson River. Casilear was an American landscape artist who belonged to the Hudson River School and was also trained as an engraver.

This painting of Lake Champlain was done by A. H. Wyant (often known as Alexander Helwig Wyant) in the late 19th century. The shores of Lake Champlain border New York, Vermont, and Quebec, Canada. Wyant was an American landscape painter active in upstate New York and followed the tradition of the Hudson River School.