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Heading: (Roosevelt, Theodore)
Author: Fraser, James Earle
Title: Cast Iron Roosevelt plaque
Place: [No place]
Publisher:
Date: 1920
Item # : 157779
Sale Number   319
Lot Number   142
Sale Name    
The Library of Ford Mitchell: Early Americana, Texas & the West
Sale Date   10/20/2005
Price realized   $ 460
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Description:
Original bas-relief cast iron bust of Teddy Roosevelt with embossed name and copyright date of Fraser 1920 on the top right corner. Measures 12¾x10".
Nice bas-relief of the twenty-sixth U.S. President, by the famous American sculptor James Fraser, who is best known for his many public monument sculptures, including: the Thomas Jefferson Memorial at the Capitol Building; statue of Theodore Roosevelt at West Central Park; statue of Benjamin Franklin for the Franklin Insurance Company; and much more. With embossed quote on the bottom "Aggressive fighting for the right is the noblest sport the world affords."
Condition:
Fine.
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