1. Creator/Author:
  2. E. M. Griffith (0)

Lincoln Bookpage

Creator:
E. N. Griffith
Location:
unknown place made
Origin Date:
1928
Materials:
oil, canvas
Measurements:
overall: 17 1/2 in x 15 1/4 in
Item ID:
71.2009.081.0006
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Fine Art

Description

This trompe l'oeil painting depicts a book page tacked to a wood paneled wall. The page features a large black and white photograph of President Abraham Lincoln with two columns of text underneath. Two torn newspaper clippings hang on either side of the page on the wall. The painting is signed in black in the lower right corner, "E. N. Griffith, 1928." Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum