Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Sara Delano Roosevelt Portrait
Artifact IDMO 1983.63
Object Type
Painting
Artist
Douglas Granvil Chandor
(British-American, 1897 - 1953)
Date1940
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensionsframe H 38 3/4 in x W 34 in (98.4 cm x 86.4 cm )
painting (painting on stretcher) H 30 in x W 25 1/2 in (76.2 cm x 64.8 cm )
painting (painting on stretcher) H 30 in x W 25 1/2 in (76.2 cm x 64.8 cm )
Physical DescriptionA portrait of Sara Delano Roosevelt, showing a head and bust view. With a red background, the full-faced view shows the subject in a pensive mood with her right hand raised to her jaw line. She is wearing a black dress, black shawl, pearls, a brooch, a gold bracelet, and a ruby ring. The artist's signature is in the lower right: CHANDOR / 1940.
The painting is framed in an ornate hand-carved 5" gilded wood and plaster frame. A number tag on the reverse reads: 143. Burned into the reverse bottom and upper right of the frame is the framer's information: M. GRIEVE CO / HAND CARVED / NEW YORK & LONDON.
Historical NoteFDR’s mother, Sara Delano Roosevelt, commissioned this portrait of herself by Douglas Chandor (1897-1953) expressly for FDR's Study in the new Roosevelt Library. It is on display in FDR'S PRIVATE STUDY in the Permanent Exhibit.The painting is framed in an ornate hand-carved 5" gilded wood and plaster frame. A number tag on the reverse reads: 143. Burned into the reverse bottom and upper right of the frame is the framer's information: M. GRIEVE CO / HAND CARVED / NEW YORK & LONDON.
Additional Details
Credit LinePurchase of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPortraits (National Archives Identifier 778816)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.In Collection(s)
On view
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