B62: Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Sculpture
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- B62
- People
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Leonard Wells Volk, American (Wells, NY 1828 - 1895 Wisconsin)
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
- Title
- Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Work Type
- sculpture
- Date
- 1886
- Places
- Creation Place: North America, United States
- Culture
- American
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/304713
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Technique
- Cast
- Dimensions
- Overall: 21.5 x 20.2 x 14.5 cm (8 7/16 x 7 15/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- inscription: lower edge of chin, English: COPYRIGHT 1886 BY LEONARD W. VOLK;
- inscription: on back of head, English: THIS CAST WAS MADE FOR/EDWARD HOOPER, A SUBSCRIBER/TO THE FUND FOR THE PURCHASE/AND PRESENTATION TO THE UNITED STATES/GOVERNMENT OF THE ORIGINAL MASK/MADE IN CHICAGO APRIL 1860 BY/LEONARD VOLK FROM THE LIVING/FACE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN/THIS CAST WAS TAKEN FROM THE /FIRST REPLICA OF THE ORIGINAL IN /NEW YORK CITY FEBRUARY 1886.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard University Portrait Collection
- Object Number
- B62
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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