Impressive matte-finish 10 x 13 portrait of Truman in its original 15.5 x 19.5 presentation mat, signed and inscribed on the mat in fountain pen, "To Miss Jean Tennyson, in appreciation of her services to hospitalized veterans, Harry S. Truman." Framed to an overall size of 17.5 x 19.5. In fine condition, with scattered light foxing to the mat. Jean Tennyson was an operatic soprano and noted patron of the arts. Following World War II, she founded the Artists Veterans Hospital Programs of the Musicians Emergency Fund, which presented concerts for patients in veterans hospitals.
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