Theodore Roosevelt

Creator Name

Pach Brothers Studio, active 1867 - 1993;
Theodore Roosevelt, 27 Oct 1858 - 6 Jan 1919

Cultural Context

Date

c. 1898

Source

National Portrait Gallery;
Smithsonian Institution

About the work

National Portrait Gallery Object Description

Born New York City

Theodore Roosevelt posed for this photograph at Montauk, Long Island, shortly before his First Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was mustered out of service in September 1898. The “Roosevelt Rough Riders,” as they were known, fought in Cuba during the Spanish-American War (War of 1898). Later Roosevelt described in a letter how he looked and dressed in the war. In contrast to his appearance here, he said, “In Cuba I did not have the side of my hat turned up.”

Nacido en la Ciudad de Nueva York

Theodore Roosevelt posó para esta fotografía en Montauk, Long Island, poco antes de que su Primer Regimiento Voluntario de Caballería fuera retirado de servicio en septiembre de 1898. Los “jinetes duros de Roosevelt”, como ...

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Title

Theodore Roosevelt

Creator

Pach Brothers Studio, active 1867 - 1993, Artist;
Theodore Roosevelt, 27 Oct 1858 - 6 Jan 1919, Sitter

Worktype

Photograph; Exterior views; Photographs

Cultural Context

Material

Platinum print

Dimensions

Image/Sheet: 28.5 × 24.8 cm (11 1/4 × 9 3/4");
Mount: 45 × 40.1 cm (17 11/16 × 15 13/16");
Mat: 71.1 × 55.9 cm (28 × 22")

Technique

Language

Date

c. 1898

Provenance

Credit Line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Joanna Sturm

Style Period

Rights

CC0

Inscription

Location

North America; United States; New York; Suffolk; Montauk; North America; United States; North America; United States; New York; North America; United States; North America; United States

Source

National Portrait Gallery;
Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery

Subjects

Costume\Headgear\Hat; Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses; Exterior\Landscape\Rural; Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse; Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache; Equipment\Sports Equipment\Equestrian Gear\Reins; Nature & Environment\Plant\Grass; Home Furnishings\Blanket; Costume\Footwear\Boots; Costume\Dress Accessory\Glove\Riding; Equipment\Sports Equipment\Equestrian Gear\Saddle; Theodore Roosevelt: Male; Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Government official\State Legislator\New York; Theodore Roosevelt: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer; Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US; Theodore Roosevelt: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Colonel; Theodore Roosevelt: Science and Technology\Explorer; Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Government official\Governor\New York; Theodore Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Government official\President of US; Theodore Roosevelt: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Historian; Theodore Roosevelt: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Environmentalist; Theodore Roosevelt: Business and Finance\Natural resources commerce\Agriculturist\Rancher; Theodore Roosevelt: Nobel Prize; Portrait; Social Welfare and Reform; Business and Finance; Legislators; Writers; Reins; Natural resources commerce; Dress accessories; Home Furnishings; Shoes; Eyeglasses; Reformers; Military and Intelligence; Historians; Public officers; Vice-Presidents; Explorers; Glove; Activism; Literature; Facial Hair; Plants; Grasses; Riding; Nobel Prize; Men; Education and Scholarship; Arts and Culture; Mustaches; Governors; Textiles; Saddle; Rancher; Presidents; Nature; Government; Footwear; Portraits; Ecology; Headgear; Science and Technology; Landscapes; Animals; Agriculturists; Equipment; Costume; Colonel; Horses; Hats; Politics; Sports Equipment; Officer

Topic

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Pach Brothers Studio, active 1867 - 1993, Theodore Roosevelt, c. 1898, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. CC0.

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