Object Details
- printer
- Currier and Ives
- Description
- This portrait of Lincoln was produced shortly after his death. The title printed below the image reads "Abraham Lincoln/ the Nations Martyr/Assassinated April 14th, 1865/New York Published by Currier & Ives 152 Nassau St."
- Currier & Ives published about a dozen variants of this portrait to commemorate the martyred president. Like many prints of Lincoln, they were based on a photograph made in the Mathew Brady studio in 1864. They depict Lincoln facing either left or right, with minor changes in costume details and the part of his hair. Given the number produced, this image clearly had signficant meaning for a mourning nation.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Dr. E. Leonard Piven
- ID Number
- GA.24287
- catalog number
- 24287
- accession number
- 323560
- Object Name
- Object Type
- Lithograph
- Other Terms
- print; Graphics; Planographics; Lithograph
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 37 cm x 27 cm; 14 9/16 in x 10 5/8 in
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
- Communications
- Abraham Lincoln
- Art
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Politics
- Mourning
- Record ID
- nmah_785481
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-c039-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
