Portraits

Tom Evans, Kansas City businessman and civic leader. Photo donated by Harry S. Truman.

This is a portrait of Theodore Tannenwald, Counsel to the Special Assistant to the President, 1950-51.

Samuel Brightman, Assistant Director of Publicity, Democratic National Committee, 1947-1952; Director of Publicity, DNC, 1952-1957.

Kenneth Birkhead, Associate Director of Public Relations for the Research Division of the Democratic National Committee during the 1948 presidential campaign.

Portrait of Mrs. W. L. C. (Ardelia) Palmer, Latin and mathematics teacher of Harry S. Truman and Bess Wallace Truman in Ott High School, Independence, Missouri, September 1898-June 1900.

Portrait of Milton Katz, used in conjunction with his Oral History interview. United States Special Representative in Europe, with rank, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, 1950-51; Chief, U. S. delegation, Economic Commission for Europe, 1950-51; Chairman, Defense Financial and Economic Committee, North Atlantic Treaty, 1950-51.

Portrait of Wesley McCune, Executive Assistant to the Secretary of Agriculture, 1948-1953, used in his Truman Library Oral History.

Portrait of Postmaster General (1945-1947) Robert Hannegan, by Greta Kempton, which was commissioned by the New York Post Office Supervisors' Association. Original painting 30" x 36" Loaned to the Truman Library from the collection of Mrs. Irma Hannegan for use in the exhibit in the Library's Garden Room in 1987 of Greta Kempton paintings. Photographer Jeff Brooks was acquired by the Harry S. Truman Library to photograph this portrait. Mr. Brooks retains rights to the photograph.

Portrait of Dean Acheson, from a series of color portraits of Truman cabinet members. Transferred from museum collection.

Portrait of Lucius D. Battle, for his Oral History interview. Mr. Battle was a foreign affairs specialist, Department of State, Washington, 1946-1949; Special Assistant to the Secretary of State, 1949-1953; first Secretary, American embassy, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1953-1955.