Morris Katz1932 - 2010
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The Presidential Collection

By: Morris Katz

Private Collection

Morris Katz was a world-renowned celebrity artist who arrived on American shores as a refugee after enduring the horrors of the Holocaust. The Presidential Collection was Morris’s most prized private collection – his way of showing gratitude to the great nation that welcomed him with open arms.

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  • second us president

    John Adams

    Mar 4, 1797 – Mar 4, 1801

  • third us president

    Thomas Jefferson

    Mar 4, 1801 – Mar 4, 1809

  • sixth us president

    John Quincy Adams

    Mar 4, 1825 – Mar 4, 1829

  • sixteenth u.s. president

    Abraham Lincoln

    Mar 4, 1861 – Apr 15, 1865

  • twenty fifth u.s. president

    William McKinley

    Mar 4, 1893 – Mar 4, 1897

  • twenty sixth u.s. president

    Theodore Roosevelt

    Mar 4, 1897 – Sep 14, 1901

  • twenty eighth u.s. president

    Woodrow Wilson

    Mar 4, 1909 – Mar 4, 1913

  • thirty fifth u.s. president

    John F. Kennedy

    Jan 20, 1961 – Nov 22, 1963

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The Presidential Collection

Morris was inspired to create the Presidential Collection following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. He saw this as the best way to express his patriotism and gratitude to USA for welcoming him as a Holocaust refugee.

The Presidential Collection was Morris’s most prized artwork. He spent six years painting it, with meticulous attention to detail. It is the first presidential portrait collection where the number of stars in each flag correspond to the number of states/colonies at the time.

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