Louise Altson (1910 - 2010) was a talented portrait painter who amassed an extraordinary collection of works. While no official count of her works has been established, a rough estimate could total 700 portraits within a 40-year span. Her clients included some of the most prominent families in the United States including Mr. and Mrs. William Guggenheim, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Grace, Mr. and Mrs. O. deGray Vanderbilt, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene du Pont III, President George H.W. and Barbara Bush, the Squibb family, the Combemale/Woolworth family, Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Fulton, Sen. and Mrs. Lloyd Bentsten, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Firestone, Mr. and Mrs. James Maytag, Phoebe Snow and The Lafayette Society. A video showing many of her works will be shown.