Shoumatoff was commissioned to paint a portrait of Roosevelt and started her work around noon on April 12, 1945.

The unfinished portrait hangs at Roosevelt's retreat, the Little White House, in Warm Springs, Georgia, with its finished counterpart beside it.

"[1]Rutherfurd would go on to make the arrangements, with Shoumatoff agreeing to sit in for two days within two weeks' time.

The unfinished portrait hangs at Roosevelt's former health and relaxation retreat in Warm Springs, Georgia, known as the Little White House.

The finished portrait resides in the Legacy Exhibit beside the original at the Little White House Historic Site in Warm Springs.