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Church, Samuel Harden, 1858-1943

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Letter from Samuel Harden Church to William Loeb

Letter from Samuel Harden Church to William Loeb

Samuel Harden Church is pleased that President Roosevelt has decided to have his bust made by Auguste Rodin. Church tells William Loeb that arrangements will be made by the Carnegie Institute, and the statue will eventually be placed in the Carnegie Institute at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Church is confident that the sculpture will have great historic and artistic value.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-09

Letter from Samuel Harden Church to William Loeb

Letter from Samuel Harden Church to William Loeb

Samuel Harden Church informs President Roosevelt’s secretary William Loeb that the sculptor Rodin has expressed interest in sculpting a bust or statue of the president that expresses his “tremendous energy and vitality.” Church recommends the Art Halls of the Carnegie Institute as a logical location for the statue.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-02