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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.