Auction Date:2011 Oct 12 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Vintage print, 18 x 13.25, entitled ‘The East Wing of The White House,’ adding the architect’s name, Lorenzo Simmons Winslow, signed and inscribed in the lower border in fountain pen, “For Isador Lubin—one of the first ‘inmates’ from Franklin D. Roosevelt.” Framed to an overall size of 20.5 x 15.25. A plaque affixed to the bottom edge of the frame reads, “This wood was part of the White House roof erected about 1817 and removed in 1927.” In fine condition.
As Commission of Labor Statistics, Lubin served as FDR’s unofficial labor economist, a position which may have led to a play on the word “inmates” in the inscription. The wood in which the engraving is framed comes directly from the 1817 renovation, carried out by James Madison after the British gutted the executive mansion in 1814, leaving a hollow shell for original architect, James Hoban, to work with. In 1927, Calvin Coolidge also lent a hand to some repair work, after experiencing a less than leak-proof roof during a heavy rain storm. He took to replacing the roof and attic in 1927, using steel girders to add a third floor, improving the structure and solidarity of the White House. This beautiful engraving of the White House, signed and inscribed by one of the nation’s most revered leaders, is aptly supported by the wood which provided the framework for America’s political leaders for 110 years.
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