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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.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Bust
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Franklin D. Roosevelt Bust

Object numberMO 1960.31
Name Bust
Artist (American sculptor, 1883-1952)
Maker (American, founded 1912)
Date1934
Mediumpot metal, metal
Dimensionsoverall H 10 1/4 in x W 4 in x D 5 3/4 in (26 cm x 10.2 cm x 14.6 cm )
DescriptionA small, hollow, pot metal front-facing head of Franklin D. Roosevelt on a cube-shaped black metal base. An inscription on a bronze-colored background on the front of the base reads: Franklin D. Roosevelt / By / Jo Davidson. The artist's name is inscribed on the reverse of the head: Jo DAVIDSON · WASH · 1934 ©. Stamped on the interior of the head is the manufacturer's name: A. C. Rehberger Co. Chicago.
Label TextAt the end of 1933 and the beginning of 1934, Franklin Roosevelt sat several times for sculptor Jo Davidson at the White House. This bust is a miniature version of the resulting bronze bust of FDR completed by Davidson in 1934.

Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Armand S. Deutsch
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGift Items and Commemorative Artifacts (National Archives Identifier 782690)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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