Theodore Roosevelt Aggressive Fighting For the Right... Bronze Portrait Plaque, 1920
















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- Title:
- Theodore Roosevelt Aggressive Fighting For the Right... Bronze Portrait Plaque, 1920
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Sculptor:
- Fraser, James Earle (1876-1953)
- Political Figure:
- Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919), American (1858-1919), President
- Date:
- 1920
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0217
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0217.jpg
- Political Party:
- Progressive
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- metalwork (visual works)
portraits
wall hangings
bas-reliefs (sculpture)
Plaques (Flat objects)
Sculpture - Materials/Techniques:
- Bronze
Casting
Bas-relief - Subject:
- Plaques (Flat objects)
Portraits
Wall hangings
Bas-reliefs
Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919)
Portraits
Busts
Profile portraits
Quotations (texts)
Fighting
Sport
Commemoratives
Politics - Measurement:
- 32.385 x 24.765 (Plaque) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Bronze plaque contains a quotation by Theodore Roosevelt reading AGGRESSIVE FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHT IS THE NOBLEST SPORT THE WORLD AFFORDS and James Earle Fraser's maker's mark, the date 1920 and copyright symbol. Back of plaque contains a wire for suspension.
- Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- This digital collection and its contents are owned and operated by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. Digital reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship and research use only and may not be downloaded for use in electronic or print publications (including web sites), exhibitions, or broadcasts, without permission. There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.