She'll blend in with the room
Posted on 03/25/2015 11:13:45 AM PDT by drewh
Visitors to the White House on Tuesday saw a side of the mansion that had previously been hidden from public view. The Old Family Dining Room, once a private space for first family meals, has been refurbished by Michelle Obama in her first major attempt to leave her mark on the interior of the historic house.
The dining room, used in recent decades as a staging area for State Dining Room events, has been thoroughly modernized. The works added to the room are bold, including a custom-made rug based on a 1950 weaving by Anni Albers. Most of the artists featured in the room lived in the last century, including Alma Thomas, a force in the Washington Color School and the first African-American woman to be included in the White House permanent collection.
Thomas’s piece, “Resurrection,” is reflective of her expressionist style, evoking a burst of color. The White House Historical Association acquired it at auction last year for $290,000. The association, founded Jacqueline Kennedy, also paid for the repainting of the walls, which are now a cool gray — a major shift from the golden yellow that Kennedy selected.
The room is reflective of the Obamas’ tastes, which favor abstract artists. Two paintings by the 20th century modernist Josef Albers — husband of Anni, whose work inspired the rug — are featured across from a large mirror acquired during a 1902 restoration of the White House by the Roosevelt administration.
Obama unveiled the new room Tuesday by surprising visitors on public tours of the White House and encouraging them to look in on the refurbished space.
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pictures throughout the years
http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/floor1/family-dining-room-history.htm
What a total disaster. She does this stuff on purpose - the silver stilettos during the daytime, towering over the diminutive emperor. It’s a poke in the eye to everybody she hates.
The silver tea service is spectacular. Looks like it might be Christopher Dresser. Wonderful.
“consider this quote from Josef Albers: “If you don’t do it my way, I suggest you commit suicide.”
Kind of sums up the attitude of Obama Inc
Those drapes belong in a bordello ... or bath house.
> The Old Family Dining Room, once a private space for first family meals, has been refurbished by Michelle Obama in her first major attempt to leave her mark on the interior of the historic house.
The entire “legacy” of the Soetero regime, including the official portrait, needs to be stripped out of the White House, piled up in the driveway, and set on fire. His executive orders should be rescinded, and Obamacare and Net Neutrality repealed, then prohibited. Then, the US needs to build a new embassy to Israel — in eastern Jerusalem.
did Malaria and Sharia help in designing this room? One wonders how Chewbacca could think that this would work...
One word: Ughly.
I thought they looked more burgundy in the photo...but I could be wrong!
Knowing the Wookie, you are probably correct.
LOL!
Budget sounds padded.
Value City Furniture is nowhere near that pricey.
Aren’t chairs at each end of the table usually have arms on them? That’s what I thought especially in a formal setting. These arm chairs are in the middle.
Really enjoyed the link you provided.
Totally out of place. Tasteless.
It’s ugly.
That dress looks like something out of a Colorforms play set.
Aw, come on, you’ve got to give her some credit — it looks like she recycled one of the tie-dyes on her dress into that bulls-eye decoration on the far wall. LOL (But to be fair, I like the color of the walls and the maroon drapes.)
Geesus
Her taste really is in her mouth.
That Shiite is Aweful.. ..No, ammend that:
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“That crap is just...tragic looking
I think this one would have been more appropriate.
I’d lose my appetite and/or vomit if I had to eat a meal in that room.
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