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President Abraham Lincoln portrait
- Creator:
- Brown & Bigelow, T. Hamilton Crawford
- Location:
- Minnesota, St. Paul
- Origin Date:
- 1945
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 15 3/4 in x 11 7/8 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.2155
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This print is a reproduction of a water color painting done of President Abraham Lincoln by British artist T. Hamilton Crawford. The artist painted Lincoln from a photograph taken on February 9, 1864, in Washington, D. C., and added the books and bookshelf in the background for color interest. The image was used often in advertising and calendar art in the 1940s and 1950s. This print has parts of calendars for the years 1946-1948 printed on the reverse side. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum