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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.
Caricature 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.

Caricature Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt

Artifact IDMO 1956.346
Object Type Drawing
Artist (Swedish-American political cartoonist and artist, 1885-1948)
Date1931
Mediumpaper (cardstock), ink, paint (gouache)
Dimensionsoverall H 12 3/8 in x W 10 1/4 in (31.4 cm x 26 cm )
Physical DescriptionAn original ink and gouache caricature of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The wash drawing, done in shades of gray and white, shows a head and shoulders portrait of FDR. He is turned partially to the proper left and is wearing a dark suit jacket, a white shirt, and a dark tie. FDR had a broad smile on his face. The artist's signature is the upper right: Cesare. Several pencil numbers and notations are in the margins of the artwork sheet.
Historical NoteThis caricature of FDR was originally published in the magazine "The Outlook and Independent” in 1931 after FDR's reelection to a second term as governor of New York in November 1930. In 1934, the caricature was used in Don Wharton's book, "The Roosevelt Omnibus." Wharton had received the portrait from the artist, Oscar Edward Cesare.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Don Wharton in 1956.
Credit LineGift of Don Wharton
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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