Bust Sculpture of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1936-1945
THF160722 / Bust Sculpture of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1936-1945
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Sculpture (Visual work)
Date Made
1936-1945
Creators
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2014.48.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Gabrielle Gamache-Nettles, in Memory of her Mother Peggy Gamache.
Material
Plaster of Paris
Paint (Coating)
Color
Bronze (Color)
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 3.125 in
Length: 4 in
Inscriptions
Incised on back of base:
©1936 F. N. D. CO. INC.
On front:
THERE IS A MYSTERIOUS/ CYCLE IN HUMAN EVENTS./ TO SOME GENERATIONS/ MUCH IS GIVEN, TO OTH-/ ERS MUCH IS EXPECTED./ THIS GENERATION OF/ AMERICANS HAS A REN-/DEZVOUS WITH DESTINY./ 1936 F. D. ROOSEVELT
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