Obama's White House Gets Modern Art Design Treatment

The New York Times reports today that The White House now houses 45 works by artists with a wide spectrum of backgrounds which have been borrowed from several Washington museums to decorate their private White House residence and the West and East Wings. It is a big, wide selection of mostly modern and contemporary paintings and sculptures that also includes works by Mark Rothko, a lead relief titled '0 Through 9' by Jasper Johns, bronze sculptures by Degas and still-life canvases by Giorgio Morandi.

To view the works, check out the slide show here.

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