Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Caricature Card
Artifact IDMO 2009.6.64.5
Object Type
Drawing
Artist
Paule (né Paul) Stetson Loring
(American artist and cartoonist, 1899-1968)
Dateca. 1933-1945
Mediumpaper (cardstock), ink
Dimensionsoverall H 3 1/2 in x W 5 1/2 in (8.9 cm x 14 cm )
Physical DescriptionA small card featuring an original caricature of Franklin D. Roosevelt drawn in black ink. The portrait consists of left-facing profile view of FDR seated in a small sailboat on water. He is wearing a fedora on his head and pince-nez glasses perched on his nose. A cigarette in a long holder is clenched in his teeth. To the right of the scene are simply drawn images of a seagull and a lighthouse. In the upper left-hand corner of the card is the artist's signature in ink: PAULE LORING / BULLETIN - PROV. R I.
On the reverse of the card, the artist has handwritten a message in ink: DEAR SYLVIA: / YOU SURE LAY IT ON / HEAVY IN ASKING FOR / AN AUTOGRAPH!!! / LORING.
Additional DetailsOn the reverse of the card, the artist has handwritten a message in ink: DEAR SYLVIA: / YOU SURE LAY IT ON / HEAVY IN ASKING FOR / AN AUTOGRAPH!!! / LORING.
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by the Mary D. Carmichael 2006 Charitable Remainder Trust in 2008.
Credit LineGift of the Mary D. Carmichael 2006 Charitable Remainder Trust
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPortraits (National Archives Identifier 778816)
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