President's Park (White House) - 2008 State Easter Egg Display (U.S. National Park Service)

White House photo by Shealah Craighead

Date: March 10, 2008

Mrs. Laura Bush poses with the 2008 State Easter Egg Display Monday, March 10, 2008, at the White House Visitor Center in Washington, D.C.

The State Egg Display tradition has been going on since 1994, and is coordinated by the American Egg Board who selects an artist from each state to paint/decorate an egg.

The display is free to the public and open daily from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the White House Visitor Center.

Virginia Egg by Germaine L. Curry
NPS Photo

State Easter Egg Artists

Continuing a tradition that began in 1994, the American Egg Board will again be coordinating the annual State Easter Egg Display at the White House for 2008.

Artists from across the United States create the decorated eggs which represent all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Each egg must be designed to represent some aspect of the state that it is from. All artists must reside in the state and must not have participated in the event in the past.

View the 2008 State Easter Egg Photo Gallery