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Abraham Lincoln Mask

Creator:
Clark Mills, James Nance
Location:
Unknown Place Made
Origin Date:
1993
Materials:
composition
Measurements:
overall: 6 in x 10 in x 7 in
Item ID:
71.2009.081.1249
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Fine Art

Description

This life mask depicts President Abraham Lincoln's face in some detail. He is bearded but has no visible hair on the top of his head. The mouth and skin has some high level of detail, but the eyes have no detail at all. On the inside of the mask is written, "Cast 1 June 93 from Clark Mills Mask For Lincoln Museum by J. Nance Sculptor." This mask is a 1993 plaster casting by James J. Nance of the Lincoln life mask originally made by sculptor Clark Mills in 1865. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum