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One Stalk of Corn
- Creator:
- Mary Lincoln Beckwith
- Location:
- unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- 1900-1950
- Materials:
- paper, watercolor
- Measurements:
- overall: 15 1/2 in x 11 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.0799b
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This watercolor was done by Abraham Lincoln's great-granddaughter, Mary Lincoln Beckwith, also known as Peggy Beckwith. It features an overcast sky with a hill and some trees in the background and one stalk of corn in the foreground. Handwritten in black ink is the artist's name and the date '33. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum