1920 Theodore Roosevelt Bas-Relief Portrait Plaque. Cold-Painted Cast Iron. 12.5 inches x 9.75 inches. By James Earle Fraser. Nearly As Made.This plaque depicts a bespectacled and mature portrait of Roosevelt facing right. A panel below the bust is inscribed AGGRESSIVE FIGHTING FOR / THE RIGHT IS THE NOBLEST / SPORT THE WORLD AFFORDS. The plaque is signed in the mold at the upper right: (Period) FRASER (Period) / 19(Copyright)20. The reverse bears the mark of the maker DecArts in the mold. The reverse also bears a raised foundry casting mark C4 / 23 and raised lugs for attachment of the copper wire hanger, which is still present. The finish is an overall reddish-bronze with darker accents around the portrait and in the deeper recesses. An impressive plaque, by an eminent sculptor, of one of the United States most popular presidents.<p><p>Fraser is well known to numismatists for his Buffalo nickel design introduced in 1913, as well as to the general public for his iconic "End Of The Trail" sculpture.<p><p><p>From the Paisley Acres Collection.
