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A. Lincoln

Creator:
E. A. Burbank
Location:
Unknown place made
Origin Date:
1939
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 17 in x 13 in
Item ID:
71.2009.081.2279
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Fine Art

Description

This sketch done by E. A. Burbank of a head and shoulders portrait of President Abraham Lincoln was done from a photograph taken of him on November 8, 1863, in Washington, D. C. President Lincoln is shown facing the viewer wearing a black coat and bow tie. A facsimile Lincoln signature is to the viewer's left below the image. The artist's printed signature and date is just below the image to the viewer's right. Below that is the artist's handwritten signature in black ink with the date 1947 below it. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum