Canisius’ hallways, offices, gathering and public spaces are filled with special gifts from special benefactors. The artwork of Canisius College brightens our days. On occasion, a single hidden treasure leaves its regular home for temporary exhibit.
Portrait of Nicholas and Alice Roosevelt Longworth, Roosevelt Estate Garden, Skaneateles, NY is shown through Wednesday, September 7, at the ALB Library in the Peter and Mary Lou Vogt Art Gallery (first floor). The gallery is open during regular library hours: https://library.canisius.edu/hours
Samuel M. Roosevelt, an internationally known 19th – early 20th century portrait artist and cousin to President Theodore Roosevelt, painted this canvas of the president’s daughter and son-in-law in the mid-1920s.
Thomas C. Mack ’61 Esq. donated the painting to the college in 1995.
For more information on this painting, its history and its subjects, contact Kathleen DeLaney, archivist and special collections librarian at delaneyk@canisius.edu or Ext. 8421.
Submitted by: Kathleen DeLaney, archivist and special collections librarian, archives and special collections
