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Bedore, Sidney,
Portrait male -- Roosevelt, Theodore
Occupation -- Political
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Benton Harbor
Sculpture
Theodore Roosevelt, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bedore, Sidney, sculptor.
Title:
Theodore Roosevelt, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Roosevelt Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1922. Dedicated ca. June 1922.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze or copper, painted; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 8 x 3 x 2 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 5 ft. 9 in. x 4 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. 4 in.
Inscription:
(Front of base, incised lettering:) THEODORE ROOSEVELT/AMERICAN (Rear of base, incised lettering:) AGGRESSIVE FIGHTING FOR/THE RIGHT IS THE NOBLEST/SPORT THE WORLD AFFORDS unsigned
Description:
A full-length portrait of Theodore Roosevelt, seen standing wearing an overcoat, suit, vest, and tie, his proper left hand placed in his pants pocket. The sculpture is painted gold and mounted upon a square, multitiered base.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Roosevelt, Theodore -- Full length
Occupation -- Political -- President
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Benton Harbor
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Benton Harbor, Benton Harbor, Michigan 49022
Located Roosevelt Park, Traffic circle across from First Congregational Church, at Belleview, Broadway, & Pipestone Streets, Benton Harbor, Michigan
Remarks:
The monument commemorates President Theodore Roosevelt. The land for Roosevelt Park was given to the City of Benton Harbor in 1922 by Mr. and Mr. J. N. Klock. The Klocks gave $25,000 for the clearing and landscaping of the property and the erection of the monument. Additional funding towards the cost of the sculpture was raised by the Women's Federation of Benton Harbor. The 1993 SOS! survey reports that the sculpture had recently been painted. IAS files contain an excerpt from J. S. Morton's "Reminiscences of the Lower St. Joseph River Valley," Benton Harbor, MI, 1929, pg. 104, published under the auspices of The Federation of Women's Clubs.
Conservation:
Treated 1996. Venus Bronze Works, Inc. (Detroit, MI). Treatment report on file with the Krasl Art Center (St. Joseph, MI).
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.
SOS Conservation Notification Report, 2000.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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 MI000560
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MI000560
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