Cornell University Library Digital Collections
Franklin D. Roosevelt The Man of the Hour Portrait Clock, ca. 1933
- Title:
- Franklin D. Roosevelt The Man of the Hour Portrait Clock, ca. 1933
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Manufacturer:
- United Electric Clock Corp.
- Political Figure:
- Roosevelt, Franklin D., American (1882-1945), President
- Date:
- 1933
- Election Date:
- 1932
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0203
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0203.jpg
- Political Party:
- Democratic
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- metalwork (visual works)
portraits
clocks
decorative art (art genre)
Sculpture
- Materials/Techniques:
- Metal
Four-color process
- Subject:
- Portraits
Clocks
Roosevelt, Franklin D.
Portraits
Steering wheels
Sailing ships
Sailors
Sailing
Government
Barrels
Nets
Politics
Promotional materials
Anchors
- Measurement:
- 38.1 x 25.4 (Clock) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Clock consists of a full-length portrait of Roosevelt, depicting steering the wheel of a ship, and an inserted clock with mechanical ship's wheel and a four-color nautical scene on its face. The clock face image contains has a 1933 copyright statement.
- Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- This digital collection and its contents are owned and operated by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. Digital reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship and research use only and may not be downloaded for use in electronic or print publications (including web sites), exhibitions, or broadcasts, without permission. There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.
