Mrs. Calvin Coolidge

Moses Wainer Dykaar, Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, before 1927, marble, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of David E. Dykaar, 1965.15.1
Copied Moses Wainer Dykaar, Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, before 1927, marble, 1817 588 18 in. (45.645.720.4 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of David E. Dykaar, 1965.15.1
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Artwork Details

Title
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge
Date
before 1927
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
1817 588 18 in. (45.645.720.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of David E. Dykaar
Mediums
Mediums Description
marble
Classifications
Keywords
  • Portrait female — Coolidge, Calvin, Mrs. — bust
Object Number
1965.15.1

Artwork Description

Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge was an extremely popular first lady, nicknamed “sunshine” by the Secret Service for her cheerful personality. She received a gold medal from the National Institute of Social Sciences for her “fine personal influence exerted as first lady of the land” and in 1931 was voted one of America’s greatest living women. She met Calvin Coolidge while teaching at the Clarke Institute for the Deaf in Northampton, Massachusetts, and they were married in 1905. Moses Dykaar modeled portraits of both Grace and Calvin Coolidge during their time in the White House.