Collection Highlights
The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant
Date:
1885-1886
Object Number:
LIB.XL.CT.G763.A3
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Object Number:
1954.79
Date:
1919-1920
Medium:
Plaster
Dimensions:
Overall: 43 3/4 in. (111.1 cm)
Description:
Portrait head: Full-size plaster maquette for head of Abraham Lincoln for the colossal marble statue at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. William Penn Cresson (Margaret French)
Provenance:
Mrs. William Penn Cresson (Margaret French), daughter of the artist
-original marble statue cut by the Piccirilli brothers, NY for the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
