Plaque with standing full figure of 26th U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. Top right corner has Presidential-like crest with eagle.
Published onJan 09, 2024
1151. Theodore Roosevelt
In the Christian Petersen Art Collection, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Date
1920s
Material
Bronze
Dimensions
12 ¾ x 7 ¾ in. (32.4 x 19.7 cm)
Description
Plaque with standing full figure of 26th U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. Top right corner has Presidential-like crest with eagle.
Markings
THEODORE ROOSEVELT - AMERICAN Signed lower right: Christian Petersen Sc
Provenance / Location
1) eBay; CPAC; Purchased by University Museums. UM2014.306 2) CPAC, Purchased by University Museums. UM2018.52
Alternate Title(s)
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Notes / Sources
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Theodore Roosevelt (1858 - 1919) 26th president of the United States (1901–09) and a writer, naturalist, and soldier. He expanded the powers of the presidency and of the federal government in support of the public interest in conflicts between big business and labor and steered the nation toward an active role in world politics, particularly in Europe and Asia. He won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1906 for mediating an end to the Russo-Japanese War (1904–05), and he secured the route and began construction of the Panama Canal (1904–14).
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