Arts and Sciences Delegation Endorses Roosevelt

A delegation representing the Independent Voters Connnittee of the Arts and Sciences came to the White House on Thursday, Octobers, 1944 to present President Roosevelt with a formal statement of endorsement for his reelection.In the group from left to right are Van Wyck Brooks, author; Hannah Dorner;Jo Davidson, sculptor and chairman of the Committee; Jan Kiepura, formerly of the Metropolitan Opera Association; actors Joseph Cotten and Dorothy Gish;and Harlow Shapley., Credit Line: International News Photo, courtesy of AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives
Abstract/Description: A delegation representing the Independent Voters Connnittee of the Arts and Sciences came to the White House on Thursday, Octobers, 1944 to present President Roosevelt with a formal statement of endorsement for his reelection.In the group from left to right are Van Wyck Brooks, author; Hannah Dorner;Jo Davidson, sculptor and chairman of the Committee; Jan Kiepura, formerly of the Metropolitan Opera Association; actors Joseph Cotten and Dorothy Gish;and Harlow Shapley.
Subject(s): Meetings
Presidents
World War II
Portraits, Group
Washington (D.C.)
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
Shapley, Harlow, 1885-1972
Date Created: October 5, 1944
Credit Line: International News Photo, courtesy of AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives
Catalog ID: Independent Voters Committee Of The Arts And Sciences E1