Cornell University Library Digital Collections
Franklin D. Roosevelt Remember Pearl Harbor Plaster Portrait Bust
- Title:
- Franklin D. Roosevelt Remember Pearl Harbor Plaster Portrait Bust
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Political Figure:
- Roosevelt, Franklin D., American (1882-1945), President
- Date:
- ca. 1941-1945
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0190
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0190.jpg
- Political Party:
- Democratic
- Work Type:
- Sculpture
- Materials/Techniques:
- Plaster
Casting
Painting (coating)
- Subject:
- Portraits
Busts
Flags
Roosevelt, Franklin D.
Portraits
Busts
American flags
Quotations (texts)
Memory
World War II
Victory
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Politics
Promotional materials
War
- Measurement:
- 20.32 (Bust) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Plaster portrait bust has been painted with bronze-colored paint and dusted with green material that gives the impression of aged bronze. The miniature American flag is inserted into a slot in the base. Base also contains the full text of the Pledge of Allegiance and the words REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR
Roosevelt's lapel contains the letter V (for victory?). Item is undated and does not contain a maker's mark.
- Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- This digital collection and its contents are owned and operated by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. Digital reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship and research use only and may not be downloaded for use in electronic or print publications (including web sites), exhibitions, or broadcasts, without permission. There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.
