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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert J. Collier

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert J. Collier

President Roosevelt enjoyed the clippings sent by Robert J. Collier. Roosevelt likes the article by Lincoln Steffens, although he notes that impressionist paintings, while they may give a good general view, are useless for analyzing specific geography. Steffens once told Roosevelt that he finds what Roosevelt would call “gossip” quite useful, and Roosevelt thinks that expresses the difference between him and Steffens perfectly. Roosevelt adds that Moody is a fine person undeserving of attack.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-04

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Robert C. Wright to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Robert C. Wright to Theodore Roosevelt

Robert C. Wright writes to Theodore Roosevelt’s and states he was pleased to read his recent remarks about imported art. Wright suggests that Roosevelt continue this line of thought in his remarks he is scheduled to give in Portland, Oregon. He believes the average consumer of art “is utterly deficient in conception of true art,” and buys art on the recommendation of store owners, who “Palm off spurious paintings or any painting with a foreign name at high prices.” Wright holds that there are many high-quality artists living in the United States, and asks that Roosevelt encourage his audience to seek out these native-born painters.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-26

Creator(s)

Wright, Robert C., 1860-1940

Letter from Herbert H. Bigelow to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Herbert H. Bigelow to Theodore Roosevelt

Herbert H. Bigelow heard that Theodore Roosevelt liked Jean Leon Gerome Ferris’s painting “Lord Howe’s Ball,” and is sending him a copy of Ferris’s latest painting, “Christmas Eve at Mount Vernon.” Bigelow would like Roosevelt to know that he does not intend this as advertising for his printing company.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-20

Creator(s)

Bigelow, Herbert H. (Herbert Huse), 1870-1933

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Corinne Roosevelt Robinson

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Corinne Roosevelt Robinson

Theodore Roosevelt and Alice Lee Roosevelt are enjoying their honeymoon. Roosevelt appreciated the Doree gallery but was “more amused than pleased” with the Aesthetes exhibits at the Grosvenor Gallery. Crossing the Irish and English Channels went well, and Alice was not even seasick. Getting a hat box through customs was difficult, but Roosevelt’s revolver and flask passed through easily.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1881-06-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919