Roosevelt, Theodore. Typed letter signed as President, on White House letterhead, one page, 8¾ x 7", Oyster Bay, N.Y., July 8, 1905. To Mr. Lyman G. Bloomingdale of Elberon, New Jersey. In part: "…
you must not think me churlish if I write you that it is simply impossible for me to have another picture painted. You can have no idea of how I have to fight to prevent my picture being painted - an experience common of course to all Presidents and other persons vested with a little brief authority. The next picture I have painted will have to be for the members of my old class, who wish to place it in Harvard College, and even for that I have not as yet been able to arrange…." Light toning and wrinkling, else fine.
The portrait to which Roosevelt refers was made by Joseph Rodefer DeCamp (1858-1923), American artist, member of the Boston School, and founding member of the Ten American Painters. The painting was completed in 1908 and donated, as promised to Harvard University, where it remains today.
Estimated Value $700 - 900.
The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills.
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