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

Typewriter Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt

Artifact IDMO 1953.1076c
Object Type Portrait
Artist (American, 1920-1994)
Dateca. 1944
Mediumpaper (photographic, matboard), ink, wood, paint, glass
Dimensionsframe H 14 3/4 in x W 11 5/8 in x D 5/8 in (37.5 cm x 29.5 cm x 1.6 cm )
Physical DescriptionA black and white photographic print of a typewriter portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The head and shoulders portrait is completely created from various typewriter characters and shows FDR wearing a dark suit jacket, a white shirt, and a dark tie

The portrait is matted, glazed, and framed in a 1/2" black wood frame with gilt inner trim.
Historical NoteThis typewriter portrait was sent to FDR in 1944 by the maker, Sidney Norman Cohen of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It took two years to create.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
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.
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