1. Creator/Author:
  2. C. M. Biggers (25)

Abraham Lincoln Gettysburg photo

Creator:
C. M. Biggers
Location:
Unknown place made
Origin Date:
1900-1907
Materials:
paper, pen and ink
Measurements:
overall: 15 1/2 in x 12 3/8 in
Item ID:
71.2009.081.2265
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Fine Art

Description

This pen and ink illustration of President Abraham Lincoln was done after a photograph taken of him on November 8, 1863, in Washington, D. C. It is one of several illustrations done by C. M. Biggers for the book "The Lincoln Album : Life of the Preserver of the Union, the Liberator of a People, and the First American" published in 1907 by Hawkins Publishing Company, St. Louis, Missouri. President Lincoln is shown facing the viewer and wearing a dark coat and bow tie. The entire book pdf can be viewed online at https: //ia802905.us.archive.org. This illustration appears on page 46 in the book. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum