The Republican Mona Lisa – can he get away with it?
Subject(s): Art, Art museums, Art thefts, Art, Daghestan, Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925, La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925, Portraits, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Wickersham, George W. (George Woodward), 1858-1936
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President William H. Taft, as a thief, steals a portrait painting of Robert M. La Follette as Mona Lisa from a gallery of paintings that also includes portraits of William Jennings Bryan and George W. Wickersham.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1911-09-27
Creator(s)
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
The Republican Mona Lisa – can he get away with it?. [September 27, 1911]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285503. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Unknown. The Republican Mona Lisa – can he get away with it?. [27 Sep. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285503.
APA:
Unknown., [1911, September 27]. The Republican Mona Lisa – can he get away with it?.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285503.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.