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(Charging Moose Painting)
Carl Rungiusc. 1912
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, National Park Service
Oyster Bay, United States
Oil painting of a charging moose by Carl Rungius. The philanthropist August Heckscher gave this painting of a charging moose to Theodore Roosevelt for his 54th birthday in 1912. At the time, Theodore Roosevelt was running for President as part of the Progressive Party which was nicknamed "The Bull Moose Progressive Party" after TR told a reporter he "felt fit as a bull moose."
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- Title: (Charging Moose Painting)
- Creator: Carl Rungius
- Date Created: c. 1912
- Physical Dimensions: W 115.6 cm, H 75 cm
- Subject Keywords: Animals in art, Gifts to politicians, Progressivism (United States politics)
- Contributor: Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, National Park Service
- Medium: Oil on canvas
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