This bronze bust of President Dwight David Eisenhower was completed by renowned sculptor Nison Tregor in 1957. Tregor sculpted busts for numerous political and military leaders in addition to Eisenhower, including Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry Truman, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Generals George C. Marshall and Douglas MacArthur. Tregor himself also joined the military, serving with the famed "Monuments Men" who recovered works of art looted by Nazis during the Second World War. Prior to being elected president, Eisenhower was supreme allied commander in Europe during World War II, the first military governor of the U.S.-occupied zone in Germany, president of Columbia University, and the supreme commander of NATO. He served as president from January 20, 1953 until January 20, 1961.
This bronze bust of President Dwight David Eisenhower was completed by renowned sculptor Nison Tregor in 1957. Tregor sculpted busts for numerous political and military leaders in addition to Eisenhower, including Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry Truman, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Generals George C. Marshall and Douglas MacArthur. Tregor himself also joined the military, serving with the famed "Monuments Men" who recovered works of art looted by Nazis during the Second World War. Prior to being elected president, Eisenhower was supreme allied commander in Europe during World War II, the first military governor of the U.S.-occupied zone in Germany, president of Columbia University, and the supreme commander of NATO. He served as president from January 20, 1953 until January 20, 1961.
