Pledge to the Flag
Object numberMO 1974.302
Name
Picture
Artist
Joseph Robert Rosen
(American engrosser, 1896 - 1965)
Printer
Brown & Bigelow
(American company, founded 1896)
Dateca. 1951
Mediumprint: paper, ink
frame: wood, paint, glass
frame: wood, paint, glass
Dimensionsframe H 18 1/4 in x W 14 1/8 in x D 7/8 in (46.4 cm x 35.9 cm x 2.2 cm )
DescriptionA patriotic color print. At the center of the color print is the first line of the Pledge of Allegiance in the style of an illuminated manuscript: "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of / the United States of America / and to the Republic for which it stands, / One Nation Indivisible, with / Liberty and Justice / for All.” The wording sits within a decorative surround that includes an image of the American flag above, and below is an illustration of Betsy Ross holding out her flag design for inspection, flanked by images of an eagle on a Betsy Ross flag (left) and a portrait of George Washington (right). Printed directly below the artwork: " ~ J. R. ROSEN · BOSTON ~ ~ A. E. HILTON · PORTRAITIST ~." Printed in lower left corner: "© PRINTED BY BROWN & BIGELOW, ST. PAUL, MINN., U. S. A."
The print is glazed and framed in 1" gold-painted wood frame. Pasted to the backer paper on the reverse of the frame is a printed page with information regarding the print.
Additional DetailsThe print is glazed and framed in 1" gold-painted wood frame. Pasted to the backer paper on the reverse of the frame is a printed page with information regarding the print.
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Eleanor Roosevelt in 1957.
Credit LineGift of Eleanor Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPrints and Paintings (National Archives Identifier 778817)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.Collections
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