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Mark Hampton

Decorator to four U.S. Presidents

Late 20th Century · 1976–1998 · New York, NY

Signature styles

  • Traditional
  • American Federal
  • Library Style

Profile

Mark Hampton decorated the private quarters of the Bush, Clinton, and Carter White Houses, Blair House, and Gracie Mansion. His look — anglophile, library-heavy, scholarly — defined Reagan-era American taste. He drew every project in his own watercolors before construction.

Visual language

Library bookcases painted putty, English antiques, herringbone floors, faded glaze.

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