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Lincoln Visits Grant, 1865
- Creator:
- Louis Bonhajo, Mary Taylor Parkinson
- Location:
- Illinois, Evanston
- Origin Date:
- 1939
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 15 7/8 in x 12 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.2153
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This color poster done from a painting by Louis Bonhajo features President Abraham Lincoln conferring with General Ulysses S. Grant on the battlefield. The two men are shown seated in front of a tent with General Grant pointing out an area on a map to the President. In the background a soldier on guard duty can be seen. In the lower margin below the image is a paragraph of text about President Lincoln's visit with General Grant. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum