Theodore Roosevelt
This bronze bust of Theodore Roosevelt was completed by James Earle Fraser circa 1920. The U.S. Senate originally requested that Roosevelt sit for a sculpted bust in 1904. Fraser received the commission, and decided to depict Roosevelt in an active position, wearing his Rough Rider uniform and the pince-nez glasses for which he was known. Though Roosevelt approved of the bust, the Senate rejected it because of Fraser's decision to attire the president as a Rough Rider. The sculptor created a more subdued alternative, but his original bust remains a testament to Roosevelt's intensity and vigor. A former governor of New York, Roosevelt became president upon the assassination of William McKinley, on September 14, 1901 and served until March 4, 1909.
- Artist
- James Earle Fraser
- Date of Work
- ca. 1920
- Medium
- bronze
- Type
- Sculpture
- Credit
- White House Collection/White House Historical Association