File:Theodore Roosevelt by John Singer Sargent, 1903.jpg

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Artist



Description	American painter
Date of birth/death	12 January 1856	15 April 1925
Location of birth/death	Florence	London
Work location	Paris, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States, Italy
Authority control	WorldCat

Title

English: Theodore Roosevelt.

Date

1903

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

147.6 × 101.6 cm (58.1 × 40 in)

Current location

White House

	Native name	White House
	Location	1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, District of Columbia United States
	Coordinates	38° 53′ 51.61″ N, 77° 2′ 11.58″ W
	Established	1792
	Website	whitehouse.gov

Washington, D.C., United States

Notes

Notes from Kloss, William, et al. Art in the White House: A Nation's Pride. Washington, D.C.: The White House Historical Association, 2008:
"In Roosevelt's official presidential portrait Sargent seized upon two of the President's most salient characteristics, physical vitality and a self-assurance bordering on arrogance, and he painted a tour de force of nuanced blacks, grays, browns, and creams. . . .

"The famous expatriate artist arrived in America in January 1903 and soon received a letter from Roosevelt inviting him to live in the White House during the month of February to work on the portrait. . . .

"Together [Sargent and Roosevelt] toured the White House while Sargent looked for proper light and a good pose. . . . As Roosevelt led the way upstairs, so the story goes, he said, 'The trouble with you Sargent, is that you don't know what you want.' 'No,' replied the artist, "the trouble, Mr. President, is that you don't know what a pose means.' Roosevelt turned sharply back, grasped the newel-post and snapped, 'Don't I!' 'Don't move an inch. You've got it now,' responded Sargent. . . . .

"Sargent formalized the pose as an official portrait demands, but the highly colored face and hand bring the painting to vivid life. . . . The expression--a near scowl with narrowed eyes focused on the view--and the vigorously modeled head compel attention and respect."

Source/Photographer

The White House Historical Association

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