Handsome color hand-tinted matte-finish 2.75 x 3.75 portrait of Truman, personally owned by the First Family and kept by Mrs. Truman on her dresser in the White House. Attractively matted and framed to an overall size of 4.5 x 5.5, and in near pristine condition. Includes a letter of historic provenance on a White House card from the well-known best selling author Lillian Rogers Parks, who was a housekeeper and seamstress at the White House for over 30 years, from Hoover through Eisenhower. In part: “The 3x4 inch bust hand-tinted photograph of Harry S. Truman was owned by the President and Mrs. Truman. It was kept in the White House on Mrs. Truman’s dresser. I worked for them nearly eight years. Just before they left in 1953, Mrs. Truman gave this to me.” Accompanied by two cards bearing calligraphic descriptions of the portrait. A very personal relic from a highly regarding first family, actually owned by and displayed in the White House living quarters.
