White House Office of the Curator
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The White House Office of the Curator is the department responsible for preserving, researching, and overseeing the fine and decorative arts collection and historic interiors of the Executive Residence.
Aliases (6)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
government agency
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museum curatorial department → office → |
| country |
United States of America
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| employs |
White House Curator
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assistant curator → associate curator → curatorial staff → |
| fieldOfWork |
American history
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art history → decorative arts → historic preservation → museum studies → |
| follows |
museum standards for conservation and collections management
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| foundedBy |
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
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| hasDuty |
advising the President and First Lady on acquisitions and loans of art and furnishings
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cataloging objects in the White House collection → collaborating with the Committee for the Preservation of the White House → collaborating with the White House Historical Association → curating public rooms of the White House → documentation of the White House collection → ensuring historical accuracy of White House room restorations → maintaining historical records of changes to White House interiors → managing loans of artworks and objects to and from the White House → organizing exhibitions within the White House → overseeing conservation of artworks and historic furnishings in the Executive Residence → preservation of the White House decorative arts collection → preservation of the White House fine arts collection → preservation of the historic interiors of the Executive Residence → producing or contributing to publications on the White House collection → research on the White House collection → responding to scholarly and research inquiries about the White House collection → |
| hasWorkplace |
Executive Residence of the White House
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| headquartersLocation |
White House
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| inception |
1961
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
District of Columbia
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| location |
Washington, D.C.
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| operatesInLanguage |
English
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| partOf |
Executive Office of the President of the United States
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Executive Residence → White House → |
| responsibleFor |
White House collection inventory
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care of decorative objects in the White House → care of furniture in the White House → care of paintings in the White House → care of sculpture in the White House → decorative arts collection of the White House → fine arts collection of the White House → historic interiors of the Executive Residence → |
Referenced by (18)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Cross Hall
("Committee for the Preservation of the White House")
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Green Room → State Dining Room ("White House Curator") → State Dining Room ("Committee for the Preservation of the White House") → |
governedBy |
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Diplomatic Reception Room
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East Room → Red Room → |
managedBy |
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White House State Floor
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White House State Floor ("Committee for the Preservation of the White House") → |
governingBody |
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Cross Hall
→
State Floor → |
maintainedBy |
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Chief Usher
("White House Curator")
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White House Office of the Chief Usher ("White House Curator") → |
worksWith |
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White House Office of the Chief Usher
("White House Curator’s Office")
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associatedWith |
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White House Office of the Curator
("White House Curator")
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employs |
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televised White House tour (1962)
("White House art collection")
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focusesOn |
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China Room
("Office of the Curator of the White House")
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overseenBy |
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White House Office of the Curator
("decorative arts collection of the White House")
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responsibleFor |