Description
The frontispiece portrait of General Leonard Wood by Boardman Robinson, from the book, Leonard Wood on National Issues, compiled by Evan J. David in 1920.
Frontispiece etching on handmade paper, full piece measures 18″ x 25″. Light wear along edges, tissue cover, embossed watermark along edge. Signed in pencil by General Leonard Wood and the artist, Boardman Robinson.
Leonard Wood (1860-1927) was Chief of Staff of the United States Army, a physician, and commander of the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War. Wood graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1884 and served as a military surgeon during the Spanish-American War, rising to the rank of Brigadier General. Wood was appointed Military Governor of Santiago de Cuba in 1898 and later became the Governor-General of the Philippines in 1921. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Santiago campaign. Wood was a leading candidate for the 1920 Republican nomination but lost to Warren G. Harding. He died in 1927 and was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery.
