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

Peggy Perolio Gamache Collection

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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