1George Washington1789–1797
I Can Not Tell a Lie, But He Did
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Where it was painted
Five blocks from the White House
Dana Ellyn painted the Year of Presidents in her studio at Mather Studios, 916 G Street NW, in downtown Washington, DC, five blocks from the White House. She has lived and worked there since 2003.
“My location is integral to my art. Every time I walk out my door, I run into history, or history in the making.”Dana Ellyn
916 G St NW5 blocks1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
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In the news
Washington to Obama · 1789–2009
The Presidents
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2John Adams1797–1801
Kissing Cousins
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3Thomas Jefferson1801–1809
Holy Hocus-Pocus
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4James Madison1809–1817
Little Jemmy and the Party Girl
with Dolly Madison
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5James Monroe1817–1825
Era of Good Feelings
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6John Quincy Adams1825–1829
Presidential Cover-Up
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7Andrew Jackson1829–1837
Whig Party
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8Martin Van Buren1837–1841
Little Magician
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11James K. Polk1845–1849
Life of the Party
with Sarah Polk
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12Zachary Taylor1849–1850
Death is a Bowl of Cherries
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13Millard Fillmore1850–1853
Teacher’s Pet
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14Franklin Pierce1853–1857
Horsing Around
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15James Buchanan1857–1861
Aunt Fancy
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16Abraham Lincoln1861–1865
Honest Abe and Commodore Nutt
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17Andrew Johnson1865–1869
Tailor Made
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18Ulysses S. Grant1869–1877
General Stogie
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19Rutherford B. Hayes1877–1881
Lemonade Lucy
with Lucy Hayes
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20James A. Garfield1881
James Relaxes on the Jersey Shore
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22 & 24Grover Cleveland1885–1889 · 1893–1897
Frank; In a State of Blue
One painting for both of Cleveland’s terms
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23Benjamin Harrison1889–1893
Baby McKee & His Whiskers
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25William McKinley1897–1901
Poster Boy
Leon Czolgosz
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26Theodore Roosevelt1901–1909
Teddy, as Bear
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27William Howard Taft1909–1913
Stuck, with Duck
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28Woodrow Wilson1913–1921
Whitewashing Wilson
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29Warren G. Harding1921–1923
Girl with Curls (Mary Pickford)
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30Calvin Coolidge1923–1929
Mr. Cool(idge)
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31Herbert Hoover1929–1933
Meatless Mondays
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32Franklin D. Roosevelt1933–1945
Fireside Chat with Fala
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33Harry S Truman1945–1953
Harry Drops the Little Boy and the Fat Man
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34Dwight D. Eisenhower1953–1961
Ike Forces Sally to Stand Under God
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35John F. Kennedy1961–1963
Road to Camelot
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37Richard Nixon1969–1974
Checker’s Big Speech
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38Gerald Ford1974–1977
Betty’s Bright Idea
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40Ronald Reagan1981–1989
Bedtime for Bonzo
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41 & 43George H. W. Bush & George W. Bush1989–1993 · 2001–2009
Like Father, Like Son (Learning to Be a Cowboy)
One painting for both Bush presidencies
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42Bill Clinton1993–2001
Intern Serenade
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44Barack Obama2009–2017
Winning Smile
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Video · 46 seconds
Watch the series
The Year of Presidents as a short slideshow.
The 2008 race
The Candidates
Alongside the presidents, Dana painted the key candidates of the 2008 presidential race as the campaign unfolded.
Barack Obama5 paintings
Also No. 44 in the presidents
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Hillary Clinton2 paintings
John McCain3 paintings
Sarah Palin4 paintings
1st panel of “Sarah’s Three Ring Media Circus” triptych
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Presidential Underoos
Available · $280Ask about this painting →Mike Huckabee1 painting
Fred Thompson1 painting
Original paintings
Still available
Most of the series has sold to collectors. These 5 originals are still available.
New paintings
Dana Ellyn is a full-time painter based in Washington, DC. She typically creates several new paintings each week, posting them here upon completion.