American Manuscripts & other Property from the Collection of Elsie and Philip Sang
American Manuscripts & other Property from the Collection of Elsie and Philip Sang
Property from the Collection of Elsie and Philip Sang
THEODORE ROOSEVELT | Theodore Roosevelt. Photograph signed ("Theodore Roosevelt"), circa 1918
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October 14, 04:34 PM GMT
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1,000 - 1,500 USD
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Property from the Collection of Elsie and Philip Sang
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED ("THEODORE ROOSEVELT"), CIRCA 1918
Photogravure print (11 x 8 1/8 in.; 277 x 208 mm), photograph by Underwood & Underwood, Fifth Avenue, New York City, signed along lower margin within the platemark; small chip to upper right and lower margins not affecting image, a bit of handling wear, small spot of accretion to Roosevelt's right lapel; overall a very clear impression.
A beautifully executed photographic portrait of Theodore Roosevelt, featuring the bespectacled twenty-sixth President in a three-piece suit gazing intently at the camera. This portrait was featured in a number of memorial works dedicated to Roosevelt.