Theodore Roosevelt, Washington, D.C. letter to Clifford Berryman, Washington, D.C.

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Object Details

Creator

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Berryman, Clifford, 1869-1949

Subject

Roosevelt, Theodore

Place of publication, production, or execution

Other

Physical Description

Letter : 1 p. : signed ; 23 x 19 cm.

Summary

The original "Teddy Bear" in a 1902 cartoon for the Washington Evening Star (48140 bytes) Berryman created the original "Teddy Bear" in a 1902 cartoon for the Washington Post. The cartoon, captioned "Drawing the Line in Mississippi," showed Roosevelt unable to gun down a wooly bear cub. This letter acknowledges his public identity with the little bear.

Citation

Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt, Washington, D.C. letter to Clifford Berryman, Washington, D.C., 1902 Dec. 29. Berryman family papers, 1829-1984. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Use Note

Current copyright status is undetermined

Location Note

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560

Date

1902 Dec. 29

Record number

(DSI-AAA)581

Type

Correspondence

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Berryman family papers, 1829-1984, bulk 1882-1961

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Metadata Usage

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Record ID

AAADCD_item_581