[With Pallas Columbia and ze U.S. as his protectors, the fates hold out brilliant prospects to little Teddy Teddysses]

Theodore Roosevelt as a baby, in the arms of Columbia who has lifted him from his golden cradle. The infant reaches out to receive a crown, a dagger, and a cowboy hat from three women in classical attire. Observing the scene from behind Columbia are Uncle Sam in the guise of the god Zeus, and an eagle dressed in Roman armour. In the distance the dome of the United States Capitol building is seen against a rising sun.
Illustration from: "The Teddyssey," "Book I Infancy".
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Signed, lower right: Otho Cushing .
Title from Life.
Bequest and gift; Caroline and Erwin Swann; 1974; (DLC/PP-1974:232.1544)
Published in: Life, April 25, 1907; The Teddyssey / by Otho Cushing. New York: Life Publishing Co., 1907.
Exhibited: Corcoran Gallery of Art, "The Great Game of Politics," 1972.