Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln

Currently not on view

Abraham Lincoln,

1921

Gertrude Käsebier, 1852–1934; born Des Moines, IA; died New York, NY
x1993-191.1

Information

Title
Abraham Lincoln
Dates

1921

Maker
Gertrude Käsebier
Medium
Platinum print
Dimensions
33.5 x 25.3 cm. (13 3/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mary Steichen Calderone
Object Number
x1993-191.1
Place Made

North America, United States, New York, New York

Inscription
Signed and inscribed in graphite, lower left: Gertrude Käsebier / COPIED FROM A / PHOTOGRPH [sic] GIVEN / BY LINCOLN TO A / SOLDIER.
Culture
American
Type
photographs, platinum prints, black-and-white photographs
Techniques
platinum process
Subject
presidents, figures (representations), portraits, men

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