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

Theodore Roosevelt Bust

Artifact IDMO 1941.5.10
Object Type Bust
Artist
Maker (American statue reproduction manufacturer, founded 1892)
Date1919
Mediumplaster, paint, metal
Dimensionsoverall H 9 1/2 in x W 8 in x D 4 3/8 in (24.1 cm x 20.3 cm x 11.1 cm )
Physical DescriptionA small, bronze-colored painted plaster head and shoulders bust of Theodore Roosevelt. The front facing bust shows Roosevelt wearing a suit jacket, vest, shirt, and tie. The artist's signature and the date are on the reverse: Sarah Johnson Hart / © 1919. Affixed to a hole in the underside of the bust is a small, oval metal plate with the manufacturer's information: P.P. CAPRONI & BRO / CAPRONI / CASTS / BOSTON. Also on the underside is an adhesive sticker with a typed number: D-22-23.
Historical NoteArtist Sara Johnson (Mrs. John J.) Hart gave this bust of Theodore Roosevelt to Franklin D. Roosevelt in honor of an approaching re-election.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDeposited at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 20, 1940. It was donated as a bequest of FDR to the Library in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
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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