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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
USS Colorado Painting
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

USS Colorado Painting

Object numberMO 1957.41
Name Painting
Artist (Italian, 1805 - 1888)
Date1867
Mediumoil on board
Dimensionsframe H 16 5/8 in x W 23 5/8 in x D 2 1/4 in (42.2 cm x 60 cm x 5.7 cm )
DescriptionA painting of the steam screw frigate, USS COLORADO, in the Mediterranean. It depicts a side view of the three-masted sailing ship in open water, with some sails unfurled and steam issuing from the smokestack. An American flag flies at the stern. A rowboat is seen in the right foreground of the image, and a smaller two-masted steamer in the right background. A city, port, and range of mountains are seen across the distant background. The painting is signed and dated by the artist in the lower right corner: De Simone / 1867.

The painting is framed in a 1¾" gilt wood frame.
Label TextFranklin Roosevelt was an avid, lifelong collector of prints, engravings, and paintings illustrating the history of the United States Navy. He purchased this painting of the USS COLORADO (1856) in 1926. FDR displayed it in his private study in the White House residence.
Additional Details
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesUnited States Navy Materials (National Archives Identifier 782673)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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