1. Creator/Author:
  2. Louis Bonhajo (13)

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