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Three Martyrs: McKinley, Lincoln, and Garfield
- Creator:
- A.M. Plate & Picture Co.
- Location:
- Illinois, Chicago
- Origin Date:
- 1901
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 7 1/2 in x 13 1/8 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.1376
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This photographic print features head and shoulders portraits of three United States presidents who were assassinated in office: William McKinley (September 14, 1901), Abraham Lincoln (April 14, 1865), and James A. Garfield (September 19, 1881), respectively. At the viewer's far left, McKinley's oval-shaped portrait shows him in a three-quarter profile turned toward the viewer's right. Lincoln's rectangular-shaped portrait is in the center and shows him in a three-quarter profile looking toward the viewer's right. At the viewer's far right, Garfield's oval-shaped portrait shows him in a three-quarter profile turned toward the viewer's left. The publishing/copyright information is located in the lower left corner of Lincoln's portrait. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum