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President Roosevelt lauds William T. Evans for donating a collection of paintings by American artists to the National Gallery of Art. Roosevelt hopes that is collection, along with collections endowed by Charles Lang Freer and Harriet Lane Johnston, will persuade Congress to provide an appropriate building for its housing and display.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-04-06
President Roosevelt thanks Winthrop Chanler for the painting of Yellowstone.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-04-22
President Roosevelt was pleased with the picture and has no objections to it being reproduced in an article.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-10-16
President Roosevelt is pleased with the proofs and thanks Charles Schreyvogel for sending them.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-03-19
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.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-26
Charles Fletcher Lummis’s friend, Fernand Lungren, would like to give President Roosevelt one of his paintings.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-08-05