Jefferson Davis Portraits Donated to NPG

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Summary

Portraits of Jefferson Davis and his wife, Varina Howell, President and First Lady of the Confederate States of America, are presented to the National Portrait Gallery by their great grandchildren, Varina Webb Stewart and Joel A.H. Webb.

Subject

  • Davis, Jefferson 1808-1889
  • Davis, Varina 1826-1906
  • Stewart, Varina Webb
  • Webb, Joel H
  • National Portrait Gallery (U.S.)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1980. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1981, p. 355.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

April 17, 1980

Topic

  • Art
  • Portraits
  • Gifts
  • Art objects

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