John Howard Sanden portraits  
Honors

Official White House Portraits
President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush

2012

Other artists in the White House portraits collection
Gilbert Stuart
John Trumbull
Rembrandt Peale
Samuel F. B. Morse
William Merritt Chase
Anders Zorn
Philip de László
John Singer Sargent
Howard Chandler Christy
Aaron Shikler
Elizabeth Shoumatoff
Herbert Abrams
Everett Raymond Kinstler


The Gold Medal Award for Lifetime Achievement
from The Portrait Society of America 2010

Other recipients
Daniel E. Greene
Nelson Shanks
Everett Raymond Kinstler
Burton Silverman
Richard Schmid
Andrew Wyeth
Jamie Wyeth
Marshall Bouldin III
Aaron Shikler
Philip Pearlstein

John Singer Sargent Medal
The John Singer Sargent Medal for Lifetime Achievement
from The American Society of Portrait Artists 1994
(First Recipient)

Other recipients
Daniel E. Greene 1995
Nelson Shanks 1996
Bettina Steinke 1996
Everett Raymond Kinstler 1997
Burt Silverman 1998
Richard Schmid 2000
Andrew Wyeth 2001
Jamie Wyeth 2001

Award for Lifetime Achievement
from The Portrait Brokers of America 2005

Previous recipient
Marshall Bouldin III  

Certificate of Honor



Hudson Valley Art Association
Certificate of Honor for Outstanding Achievement

2005

Other recipients
John C. Johanssen 1959
Anna Hyatt Huntington 1960
Frank Vincent Dumond 1967
Frederick Waugh 1968
Emil Gruppe 1971
Everett Raymond Kinstler 1978
Ogden Pleissner 1979
Margery Ryerson 1983
Eric Sloane 1984
Burton Silverman 2001
Richard Schmid 2003
Daniel E. Greene 2006
   
Doctor of Fine Arts Degree

Doctor of Fine Arts Degree
(Honoris Causa)
From Houghton College
1994