Equestrian Statue of Theodore Roosevelt, (sculpture)

Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery

Object Details

sculptor
Fraser, James Earle 1876-1953
architect
Pope, John Russell 1874-1937
Subject
Roosevelt, Theodore
American Museum of Natural History, 1991.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 279.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993.
Image on file.
Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 279.
(On rear of sculpture:) J E FRASER SC 1939 (On front of base:) THEODORE ROOSEVELT/1858-1919 (On left side of base:) GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK/1899 1901 (On right side of base:) PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES/1901 1909 signed
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Summary
Roosevelt is depicted on horseback as both hunter and explorer. He is flanked by the figures of two guides, one Native American and one African, meant to symoblize the continents of America and Africa. The Native American figure is striding forward wearing a feather headdress, moccasins and a long sarong around his waist. The African figure is striding forward with a cloth draped over his proper right shoulder and a gun in his proper right hand. Roosevelt grasps the reins of his horse in his proper left hand and reaches back with his proper right hand as if to grab the gun which he wears in a holster around his waist.
Culture
African
Indian
1939. ca. 1940.; Dedicated October 27, 1940
Control number
IAS 76003646
Type
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Medium
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite
Owner/Location
Administered by City of New York New York New York
Located American Museum of Natural History 79th Street & Central Park West Entrance, Roosevelt Memorial facade New York New York 10024
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
Topic
Portrait male--Full length
Occupation--Political--President
Occupation--Writer--Author
Equestrian
Ethnic
Allegory--Place--America
Allegory--Place--Africa
Record ID
siris_ari_6817
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