The Carving - Theodore Roosevelt

The carving of Roosevelt proved to be among the most difficult of the four Presidents. Seventy-five feet of overlying rock was drilled and blasted away before suitable granite for carving was found. Theodore Roosevelt's famous pince-nez offered a chance for ingenuity. The artist managed to suggest the eyeglasses by merely carving a curved ridge under a part of the eye. Some visitors claim they can see the lenses.