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Letter from Howard Pyle to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Howard Pyle to Theodore Roosevelt

Howard Pyle thanks President Roosevelt for his letter of introduction to Gifford Pinchot. Due to Roosevelt’s kind deed, Pyle praises Roosevelt’s administration and believes that he “will stand forth in history as one of the very greatest of our presidents.” Pyle also notes that Roosevelt had inspired him in painting a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, which Anna Roosevelt Cowles has seen in Pyle’s studio in Wilmington, Delaware.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-11

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Therese O. Deming

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Therese O. Deming

Theodore Roosevelt informs author Therese O. Deming that he has visited the studio with his sister, Anna Roosevelt Cowles. He wishes there was more he could do, as he loved the “kiddies.” Deming, a writer, and her artist husband, Edwin Willard Deming, both spent many years among Native Americans and created art related to Apache, Pueblo, Blackfoot, and Crow people. The studio referred to is likely their New York studio.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-02-13

Letter from W. D. Murphy to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from W. D. Murphy to Theodore Roosevelt

W. D. Murphy, pen name for Harriet Anderson Stubbs Murphy, invites Theodore Roosevelt to visit her studio and see her portraits of him. Murphy lists several of her most notable portrait subjects and how satisfied they were with her work. Murphy notifies Roosevelt the New York Historical Society wants to buy this portrait of Roosevelt, and she would like to have Roosevelt’s approval before it sells.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-09