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Theodore Roosevelt, (sculpture). Artist:  Proctor, A. Phimister, 1862-1950, sculptor. Roman Bronze Works, founder. Title:  Theodore Roosevelt, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Rough Rider, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1922. Dedicated Sept. 11, 1924. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 56 x 56 x 20 in.; Base: approx. 57 in. x 8 ft x 56 in. Inscription:  (On base:) THEODORE ROOSEVELT/ROUGHRIDER (Bottom front on plinth:) This memorial/was cast by the Roman Bronze Works from the/first working model for the heroic size statues/at Portland, Oregon and Minot, ND. unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  Roosevelt on horseback, wearing a roughrider uniform. He leans back slightly in the saddle, pulling the reins with both hands. His proper left hand is across his front waist; the proper right hand at his proper right thigh. He wears a wide-brim hat and glasses. Horse stands with all four hooves on the ground, his tail arching. Subject:  Portrait male -- Roosevelt, Theodore -- Full length Occupation -- Political -- President Equestrian Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Dress -- Accessory -- Eye wear Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- North Dakota -- Mandan Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Mandan, City Hall, 205 2nd Avenue Northwest, Mandan, North Dakota 58554 Located 3rd Avenue & Main Street, south side of intersection, Mandan, North Dakota Remarks:  Commissioned and funded by Dr. Henry Waldo Coe. This sculpture is a smaller version of one commissioned by Dr. Coe for the City of Portland, Oregon in 1922. Dr. Coe later presented this smaller version of Proctor's sculpture to the City of Mandan and another one to the City of Minot. IAS files contain related articles from the Mandan Pioneer (Mandan, ND), June 30, 1968 and the Bismarck Tribune (Bismarck, ND), May 4, 1922 which discuss commissioning. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Dakota survey, 1992. Mandan Pioneer (Mandan, ND), June 30, 1968. Church, Phimister Proctor, 2000. Illustration:  Image on file. Mandan Pioneer (Mandan, ND), June 30, 1968. Proctor, Alexander Phimister, "Alexander Phimister Proctor, Sculptor in Buckskin, an Autobiography," Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1971, pg. 242-243. 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 ND000039   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture ND000039 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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