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Lincoln Practicing Writing
- Creator:
- M. Leone Bracker
- Location:
- unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- 1934-1960
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 20 in x 23 1/2 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.1301
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
Print of a charcoal drawing by M. Leone Bracker depicts Abraham Lincoln as a young boy with his mother in their log cabin home in southern Indiana. Both figures sit in front of a fireplace: Abe practices writing on a slate board while his mother reads from a book. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum