An obscure book sheds light on a major presidential portrait of Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): American Museum of Natural History, Gannett, Sarah Alden Derby, 1920-1999, László, Fülöp, 1869-1937, Lee of Fareham, Viscount (Arthur Hamilton Lee), 1868-1947, Lodge, Anna Cabot Mills Davis, 1851-1915, Painters--Biography, Portrait painting, Hungarian, Presidents--Portraits, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Wister, Owen, 1860-1938
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A. Richard Boera tells the story of Fulop Laszlo’s portrait of President Theodore Roosevelt which was painted at the White House in March 1908. Most of Boera’s text comes from a biography of Laszlo published in 1939, and it includes long passages from Laszlo describing his interactions with Roosevelt, sketching a portrait of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, and vignettes of life at the White House. Boera’s article in its text and its endnotes also discusses the 1903 John Singer Sargent portrait of Roosevelt.
Four color portraits painted by Laszlo, including those of the president and the first lady, appear in the text.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
2016
Creator(s)
Boera, A. Richard (Alvaro Richard)
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
6
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
No permission is required from the Theodore Roosevelt Association to use items in the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal collection for educational purposes. For permissions, contact William Tilchin at (516) 921-6319 or by email at wnt@bu.edu.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
An obscure book sheds light on a major presidential portrait of Theodore Roosevelt. [2016]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308644. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Boera, A. Richard (Alvaro Richard). An obscure book sheds light on a major presidential portrait of Theodore Roosevelt. [2016]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308644.
APA:
Boera, A. Richard (Alvaro Richard)., [2016]. An obscure book sheds light on a major presidential portrait of Theodore Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308644.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.