President Obama and his wife Michelle chose more than 40 works of art for the family quarters of the White House and the West and East Wings. Time blogger Richard Lacayo summarized the selections: "In general, as compared to previous First Families, the Obama choices include a somewhat heavier representation of work by African-American artists, and show an unaccustomed taste for abstract work by major names like Richard Diebenkorn and Josef Albers, and also the undersung Alma Thomas. There's also a funny Ed Ruscha about decision and indecision, which shows that the Decider-in-Chief has a sense of humor about himself."

Check out Time magazine's slide show of some of the Obamas picks, borrowed from three museums in Washington: the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and the National Gallery of Art.