2009 Chita Rivera, the Obamas and Guests Official White House Photograph

Chita Rivera photographed in the Blue Room of the White House on 12 August 2009 with President and Mrs Obama and nine of her guests, after the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony. Rivera stands at the centre in a white jacket, wearing the medal; the President is to her right and the First Lady, in red, to her left. An official White House print, 10 by 8 inches. The reverse carries the White House Photo Office release notice and the frame line OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH - THE WHITE HOUSE, 12 AUG 09 P081209SA-0654 SAMANTHA APPLETON. Samantha Appleton was one of the official White House photographers of the first Obama term. Prints like this were made for the honoree rather than for the press; the notice on the back restricts the image to personal use. From the estate of Chita Rivera. Condition: please see the photographs.