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Portrait of Mary and Abraham Lincoln
- Creator:
- Lloyd Ostendorf
- Location:
- Ohio, Dayton
- Origin Date:
- 1982
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 15 in x 12 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.0771
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This watercolor illustration features the artist's conception of Mary and Abraham Lincoln posing together. In real life the husband and wife never posed together for a photograph or painting. Mary is depicted wearing a dress and bonnet sitting in a chair with Abraham standing beside her. A top hat can be seen on the small table behind Lincoln. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
