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Hon. Abraham Lincoln, "Our Next President"
- Creator:
- Currier & Ives
- Location:
- New York, New York
- Origin Date:
- 1860
- Materials:
- paper, print
- Measurements:
- overall: 20 in x 16 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.0200
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This colored lithograph depicts a clean-shaven Abraham Lincoln from the chest up, facing the viewer's right. He wears a black suit and bow tie. A facsimile of Lincoln's signature and the title, "Hon. Abraham Lincoln, 'Our Next President,'" is printed below the image. The lithograph was done from a photograph taken of Lincoln in 1858 in Peoria, Illinois. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum For more information on this print, see "Lincoln Lore" number 1700, October, 1979, page 4.