This painting was done by American artist Robert Henri. Henri painted the little girl named Patience, while vacationing with Henri and his wife, Marjorie, joined George Bellows and his family for the summer in Ogunquit, Maine. She poses with flowers behind her, and her large, dark eyes stand out above her light gown, while her dark hair melds into the forest green background. Henri was a leading figure in the Ashcan school of realism and an influential teacher of art.

This still life done was done by Martin Johnson Heade around 1903. The painting reveals the fine details of a small bouquet of roses, complete with many layers of petals and the sharp tips of thorns, resting atop a light tablecloth. Heade was an American artist who moved from portrait painting to landscapes during his career, including a number of marine paintings made in Florida. Two of his landscapes are also in the White House Collection.

This is a watercolor painting of a flower created by First Lady Caroline Scott Harrison. This piece, along with other drawings and watercolors in her collection, display her talent at depicting flower and nature scenes.

This is a watercolor painting of a flower created by First Lady Caroline Scott Harrison. This piece, along with other drawings and watercolors in her collection, display her talent at depicting flower and nature scenes.

This is a watercolor painting of a flower created by First Lady Caroline Scott Harrison. This piece, along with other drawings and watercolors in her collection, display her talent at depicting flower and nature scenes.

This is a watercolor painting of a rose created by First Lady Caroline Scott Harrison. This piece, along with other drawings and watercolors in her collection, display her talent at depicting flower and nature scenes.

This image shows a tray with an orchid painting on it and the matching tea set hand decorated by First Lady Caroline Scott Harrison. The orchid painted on the tray and tea set are similar to a watercolor painting that Mrs. Harrison had completed earlier. This set shows that Mrs. Harrison used the watercolor paintings to decorate her china pieces.

This is an unfinished watercolor painting of pansies by First Lady Caroline Scott Harrison. This painting was most likely started at the Harrison home in Indianapolis, Indiana and was used as a starting point for her painted designs on china pieces.

This painting by William J. Glackens is a still life of a vase of flowers set upon a table. The flowers are all bright orange, yellow, red, white, and pink compared to the dark background and vase. Glackens was an American Realist painter and one of the founders of the Ashcan school. Four of his paintings are in the White House Collection.

This watercolor of a branch of dogwood blooms is by First Lady Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison, wife of President Benjamin Harrison. As First Lady, Mrs. Harrison promoted the role of women in the arts and helped inventory, survey, and establish the White House china and the fine arts collection. She also acquired several paintings for the collection during her tenure.

This still life of a vase of flowers by Severin Roesen was completed ca. 1851-52. In the painting, a large, ornate bouquet of flowers sits in a glass vase on a tabletop. At the base of the vase is a bird's nest with three small, blue eggs inside. The German-born Roesen immigrated to the United States in 1848 and was a prolific painter of still lifes such as this one. Three of his still lifes are in the White House Collection. This one was acquired for the White House Collection by the White House Historical Association in 1976.

This painting by American Impressionist Robert Lewis Reid is a portrait of a young woman sitting on a porch. In a white, floor-length dress, she leans on a railing on the left, looking out slightly to her right at dense trees and shrubbery. The titular large, blue vase sits upon the tabletop, with the woman's hand carefully cupping the vase's rim. Reid was born in Massachusetts, and is also known for his murals, which are in the Library of Congress and the State House in Boston.