Collection Highlights
Kerchief
Date:
1776-1777
Object Number:
1952.63
Medium:
Linen
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Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Object Number:
1953.11
Date:
1911
Medium:
Painted plaster
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. ( 97.8 x 34.3 x 24.1 cm )
Marks:
Signature and date: signed on base: "D.C. French/Jan.1911"
Description:
Portrait (full-length): Maquette for sculpture of Abraham Lincoln commissioned by the city of Lincoln, Nebraska; painted plaster to simulate weathered bronze; depicting Abraham Lincoln in standing pensive pose, hands clasped in front, below the waist, head bowed to the foreground.
Gallery Label:
This plaster statuette is the model for Daniel Chester French's memorial to Abraham Lincoln, unveiled outside the statehouse in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1912. It depicts a contemplative Lincoln, with head bowed and hands clasped, poised to deliver the Gettysburg Address.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. William Penn Cresson (Margaret French)
Provenance:
Mrs. William Penn Cresson (Margaret French), daughter of the artist
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
