Object Details
- Artist
- John Rogers, born Salem, MA 1829-died New Canaan, CT 1904
- Sitter
- Abraham Lincoln
- Ulysses S. Grant
- Luce Center Label
- The Council of War depicts President Abraham Lincoln, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, and General Ulysses S. Grant discussing the Civil War. John Rogers made the group at the suggestion of Stanton, who described the scene as “one of the most interesting and appropriate occasions” for a sculpture. It was later praised by Lincoln’s son Robert Todd Lincoln, who considered it to be the most lifelike portrait of his father in sculpture.
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase
- modeled ca. 1873
- Object number
- 1967.114
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- painted plaster
- Dimensions
- 24 1/8 x 17 1/8 x 13 7/8 in. (61.3 x 43.4 x 35.1 cm)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- On View
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2nd Floor, East Wing
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Figure group\male
- Occupation\political\president
- History\United States\Civil War
- Portrait male\full length
- Portrait male\full length
- Record ID
- saam_1967.114
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7ec57f514-002e-4041-b9bc-19b0153aa336
