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Wing of Expectation opera program
- Creator:
- Kaufmann/ Graphics, Inc.
- Location:
- Washington, D.C.
- Origin Date:
- 1970
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 18 in x 9 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.1048
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This is a program for the opera "Wing of Expectation" performed in May of 1970 at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. It was an opera "in three acts, based on the life of Mary Todd Lincoln, libretto & music by Kenneth Wright, benefit, the proceeds of the opera will be used to assist in refurbishing "The House Where Lincoln Died" sponsors: The Kentucky Society of Washington, The Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia, The University of Kentucky, The National Conference of State Societies, The National Park Service of the U.S. Department of Interior." Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum