Presidential Plaque, Theodore Roosevelt

Artist Bruce Moore engraving designer (American, 1905 - 1980)

Artist Donald Pollard glass designer (American, 1924 - 1994)

Manufacturer Steuben Glass (American, founded 1903)

Date1962

Mediumengraved crystal with ebony-finish wood base

Dimensions15 1/2 × 5 × 2 inches (39.4 × 12.7 × 5.1 cm)
Base (separate): 2 × 6 1/2 × 4 3/4 inches (5.1 × 16.5 × 12.1 cm)

Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965

Object number41.8.2.D

ClassificationsDecorative Arts

DescriptionEngraved glass plaque depicting a man from the waist up who is in the midst of a speech, with one hand partly raised in a clenched fist. To the left of the man is the figure of the eagle from the Great Seal of the United States. Below the figure is the year 1895 and a quotation from Theodore Roosevelt's book, American Ideals: And Other Essays, Social and Political.

ProvenancePurchased January 10, 1963 through (Neiman-Marcus, Dallas, Texas) by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965] [1] ; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art | 1. H.J. Lutcher Stark commissioned this work from Steuben Glass, according to his correspondence with Sue Boyd, dated December 28, 1962 (see file Stark 13-84)

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