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Theodore Roosevelt Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Manship, Paul, 1885-1966, sculptor. Gugler, Eric, 1889-1974, sculptor. Fonderia Battaglia, founder. Title:  Theodore Roosevelt Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Oct. 27, 1967. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: Massachusetts granite. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. H. 17 ft.; Base: approx. H. 5 1/2 ft.; Stele: approx. H. 30 ft. Inscription:  PAUL MANSHIP/SCULP. FOND. ARTIS/BATTAGLIA (ILLEGIBLE LETTERS)/MILANO ITALY (Front of bronze base:) 1858 - THEODORE - 1919/ROOSEVELT signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A full-length portrait of Theodore Roosevelt, with his proper right arm raised above his head in typical speaking pose. He stands on a small rectangular base before a 30-foot granite stele, overlooking an oval terrace. Behind him are four 21-foot granite monoliths, inscribed with his thoughts on Nature, Mankind, Youth, and the State. Subject:  Portrait male -- Roosevelt, Theodore -- Full length Occupation -- Political -- President Occupation -- Military -- Colonel Occupation -- Writer -- Author Object Type:  Stele Fountain Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Located Roosevelt Island, Northern center of the island, Washington, District of Columbia Remarks:  Federal funds were approved Sept. 13, 1960, and work begun in July 1963. The statue of Roosevelt cost $139,000; the entire memorial cost $946,450. IAS files contain transcriptions on adjacent steles, and an undated brochure and booklet on the memorial, issued by the National Park Service. Washington D.C.'s Martin Luther King Jr., Public Library has information on the statue in the Washingtoniana section, in clipping file entitled "Roosevelt Island." References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993. Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C.," Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 187-188. Illustration:  Image on file. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C.," Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 187. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS DC000018   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture DC000018 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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