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The White House Calendar


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Joe Reboli’s career as an artist gave him some unique experiences. In 2000 on the 200th anniversary of the White House, the White House Historical Association published a commemorative calendar.  The fourteen images for the calendar were painted by fourteen artists, one artist from each of the original thirteen colonies and the District of Columbia. Joe represented New York. The White House Calendar exhibit at the Reboli Center for Art and History in Stony Brook features the artists of the calendar and the calendar itself. Twelve of the artists featured in the calendar will have original artwork on exhibit.

The artists in the exhibit are Tom Freeman Maryland (1952-2015); Richard Grosvenor  Rhode Island (1928-2017); Bob Timberlake North Carolina (1937 - ); Domenic DiStefano   Pennsylvania (1924-2011); Joseph Reboli New York (1945-2004); Carol Aronson-Shore New Hampshire; West Fraser  South Carolina (1955 - ); Al Alexander New Jersey;  Ken Davies Massachusetts (1925-2017); Ray Ellis Georgia (1921-2013); and Marilyn Caldwell Connecticut.

The painting made for the White House calendar by Joe Reboli is titled View from the Red Room. When it was submitted, the comment was made that it was the only painting that looked out from the White House. Jackie Kennedy is said to have made the comment that the view from the White House was her favorite because it looked out towards the American people. The painting is part of the White House collection and has been exhibited most recently in the American Embassy in Budapest.