Hail to the Chiefs
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
Title
Hail to the Chiefs
Artist
Susan Rissi Tregoning
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
These giant busts reside on private property, with only a few opportunities for the public to visit them each year. Exposed to the elements, cracked and crumbling in various stages of deterioration, they are surrounded by heavy equipment in an apocalyptic industrial wasteland where the mold and moss adds character and awesomeness to the entire experience.
Seen in this image are Franklin D. Roosevelt, George W. Bush, William Howard Taft, Harry S Truman, and William McKinley.
FDR is missing the entire top of his head. Considered one of the 8 Greatest Presidents, the sculptor, David Adickes, designed the “greats” to be 20% larger than the other Presidents Heads. Their size caused additional problems when it came time to move them. FDR's head was over the 18-ton weight limit of the crane, and a second crane had to be brought to assist.
Teddy Roosevelt’s 5th cousin, Franklin D Roosevelt, was the only president to be elected to 4 terms in office, something that will never be done again.
At 332 pounds, William Howard Taft was the heaviest president. He loved milk so much that he had his cow at the White House.
Harry S Truman was the only 20th-century president that didn’t go to college. He practiced piano for 2 hours every day.
Copyright 2020 Susan Rissi Tregoning
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February 21st, 2020
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