Object Details
- Exhibition Label
- Born New York City
- This bas-relief of Theodore Roosevelt was commissioned by his friend Jacob Riis, a noted journalist and photographer who, at the turn of the twentieth century, advocated for New York City’s disadvantaged tenement population. When Roosevelt served as a city police commissioner between 1895 and 1897, Riis proved to be a valuable source of information because he understood what reforms were needed in the police department. He was also intimately familiar with the harsh realities of the slums.
- Sally James Farnham sculpted this bas-relief of President Roosevelt when he was in his second term. Farnham had the chance to sketch the president at an informal cabinet meeting and later made the work for placement in the Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement House, which Riis established in the 1890s. The original settlement house was sold in 1952, but the organization continues to operate in Long Island City.
- Nacido en Ciudad de Nueva York
- Este bajorrelieve de Theodore Roosevelt fue un encargo de su amigo Jacob Riis, notable eriodista y fotógrafo que a principios del siglo XX fue defensor de la población que vivía hacinada en los edificios de apartamentos pobres de Nueva York. Cuando Roosevelt fue comisario de la policía entre 1895 y 1897, Riis resultó una valiosa fuente de información, ya que entendía cuáles eran las reformas necesarias en el departamento de policía. También conocía íntimamente la dura realidad de la vida en los arrabales.
- Sally James Farnham esculpió este bajorrelieve del presidente Roosevelt durante su segundo término gobernativo. Farnham tuvo la oportunidad de hacer un boceto del presidente durante una reunion informal del gabinete y luego hizo el bajorrelieve para que se colocara en la Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement House, establecida por Riis en la década de 1890. El edificio original se vendió en 1952, pero la organización continúa en funciones en la ciudad de Long Island.
- Provenance
- (Graham Gallery), New York; purchased NPG 1974
- Date
- 1906
- Artist
- Sally James Farnham, 1869 - 1943
- Sitter
- Theodore Roosevelt, 27 Oct 1858 - 6 Jan 1919
- Topic
- Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
- Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses\Pince-nez
- Sculpture\Relief\Bas-relief
- Theodore Roosevelt: Male
- Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and Government\State Legislator\New York
- Theodore Roosevelt: Literature\Writer
- Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US
- Theodore Roosevelt: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Colonel
- Theodore Roosevelt: Natural Resource Occupations\Explorer
- Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Governor\New York
- Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and Government\President of US
- Theodore Roosevelt: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Historian
- Theodore Roosevelt: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Environmentalist
- Theodore Roosevelt: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Rancher
- Theodore Roosevelt: Nobel Prize
- Portrait
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Exhibition
- America's Presidents (Reinstallation September 2017)
- On View
- NPG, West Gallery 210
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- Data Source
- National Portrait Gallery
- Object number
- NPG.74.16
- Type
- Sculpture
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Medium
- Bronze relief
- Dimensions
- Without Mount: 52.7 x 53 x 6.4cm (20 3/4 x 20 7/8 x 2 1/2")
- With Mount: 63.5 x 63.5 x 9.5cm (25 x 25 x 3 3/4")
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.74.16
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