Robert T. Ayres - Portrait of Jack Bellamy as FDR in Sunrise At Campobello 1950s P751

A dynamic portrait of the actor Ralph Bellamy in his star turn (on stage and screen) as President Roosevelt in the film of "Sunrise at Campobello" by the extremely skillful studio artist Robert Temple Ayres. Bellamy returned as FDR in the much later "Winds of War" miniseries, so closely did he become identified with the part. Art measures 20″ x 24″ unframed. Contact us for to arrange shipping, delivery or pickup at the warehouse. Robert Temple Ayres was born in 1913, in Lansing, Michigan, into an artistic family. His mother was an artist and pianist; his sister, Betty Ayres, a professional violinist; his Uncle Harry Temple, a prominent Woodstock artist; and his cousin, is the former child star Shirley Temple. Though Robert had a great desire to paint from childhood, his art studies were interrupted by the Depression, family business, and World War II. Robert studied painting under William H. Mosby at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, under Henry Lee McFee at the Chouinard Art Ins