Statue of Franklin D. Roosevelt (Mexico City)

The statue of Franklin D. Roosevelt is installed in Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico. The sculpture depicts him standing upright and is 3 m (9.8 ft) tall.^[1][2] This portrayal of Roosevelt is unusual because he suffered from paralytic illness and was unable to walk unaided after his 1920 campaign for vice president.^[1][3] The statue is found close to the National Museum of Anthropology.^[1][2] It was made by Mexican sculpturist Jorge de la Peña Beltrán.^[2]

Statue of Franklin D. Roosevelt
The statue in 2018
Subject	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Location	Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates	19°25′36.8″N 99°11′15.5″W

See also

• List of memorials to Franklin D. Roosevelt
• List of sculptures of presidents of the United States
• List of statues of Franklin D. Roosevelt

References

1. Nordlinger, Jay (March 5, 2019). "Freedom and Its Foes: A Mexico City Journal". National Review. Archived from the original on June 22, 2019. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
2. González Casillas 2005, p. 165–171.
3. Goldman AS, Schmalstieg EJ, Freeman DH, Goldman DA, Schmalstieg FC (2003). "What was the cause of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's paralytic illness?" (PDF). Journal of Medical Biography. 11 (4): 232–40. doi:10.1177/096777200301100412. PMID 14562158. S2CID 39957366. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2017-07-04.

Bibliography

• González Casillas, Magdalena (2005). Son mil palomas tu caserío, Guadalajara (in Spanish). Guadalajara, Jalisco: Conexión Gráfica. ISBN 9789686295764. OCLC 63701493.

External links

• Mexico portal
• Visual arts portal

• Media related to Statue of Franklin D. Roosevelt (Mexico City) at Wikimedia Commons