Vigeland, Gustav, 1869-1943

In accord with North Dakota Senator Hanna’s request, Theodore Roosevelt sat for sculptor Gustav Vigeland while he was in Oslo, Norway. However, Roosevelt still believes that the statue Hanna wishes to create should be of a cowboy or a pioneer farmer in order to better reflect the frontier days of North Dakota. Roosevelt believes that “no man should ever have a statue until he has been dead some little time.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-05-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Herman O. Fjelde has yet to receive a reply from John R. Abernathy regarding the film of Theodore Roosevelt. He asks Frank Harper to write Abernathy as the sculptor Gustav Vigeland is eager to have the film as a reference.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-09

Creator(s)

Fjelde, Herman O., 1865-1918

Herman O. Fjelde tells Frank Harper that after he sent his letter, he received many photos of Theodore Roosevelt, which he sent to the sculptor Gustav Vigeland.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-17

Creator(s)

Fjelde, Herman O., 1865-1918

Herman Fields asks Kermit Roosevelt to send photos of Theodore Roosevelt “in action” as reference for the statue that Gustav Vigeland is designing.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-02

Creator(s)

Fields, Herman

Recipient

Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943

James F. Vivian describes the efforts of the Roosevelt Monument Association to have an equestrian statue of Theodore Roosevelt made for the state agricultural college in Fargo, North Dakota. Vivian highlights the sculptor chosen for the project, Gustav Viegland, and he details how Roosevelt, who initially sat for Viegland, decided that he did not want a statue made of him while he was still alive. An illustration of a model of the proposed statue appears in the article as does a reprint of a letter from the Roosevelt Monument Association on association stationery. 

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2007

Creator(s)

Vivian, James F.