The Day and Night — in the White House
Artifact SeriesHead of State Gifts
Artifact IDFO.01252012-18-1.h
Object Type
Painting
Artist
René Jiménez
(Mexican, 1957)
Gifter
Gabino Cué Monteagudo
Intended Recipient
President Barack Obama
(American, 1961)
Date
November 24, 2011
Medium
paint (oil), canvas, metal (gold)
DimensionsOverall - 3D H 48 1/8 in x W 96 1/8 in x D 2 in (122.2 cm x 244.2 cm x 5.1 cm )
Physical DescriptionPart of a nine-panel painting that depicts three turkeys in front of the dome of the U.S. Capitol Building. The left side of the painting is yellow and orange, depicting a sunrise. The right side of the painting is blue with a moon. Both sides of the painting have dark branched trees with abstract depictions of people forming the trunk and tree limbs.This panel is the bottom middle panel and depicts the lower necks of two turkeys in front of the lower portion of the dome of the United States Capitol Building. At the bottom of the panel there is a painted depiction of green grass and brown dirt.
Custodial History / ProvenanceThe item was a gift from a foreign official to President Barack Obama during the Obama administration. It was received through the Executive Office of the President and maintained there until its transfer to the National Archives in January 2017 for deposit with the Obama Presidential Library.Additional Details
National Archives Catalog CollectionBarack Obama Artifact Collection (National Archives Identifier 63542091)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts of State (National Archives Identifier 66540607)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Possibly
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