1. Creator/Author:
  2. M. Leone Bracker (6)

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