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LINCOLN SITS FOR HIS PORTRAIT: The Story of a Photograph That Became an American Icon, by Leonard S. Marcus. Abraham Lincoln loved kittens and smelled of wood smoke; ...
William Pate & Co. of New York published this portrait of Lincoln in 1869. The engraver, Henry Gugler, is best known for his bank-note work. Although the copyright notice below the print indicates the ...
Boasting both historic and artistic import, this remarkably rare period oil painting depicts one of the most recognized and admired figures in American history, created by one of the very few black ...
While the manipulation of images is increasingly causing concern in the deepfake era, it's been happening for centuries – one of the most iconic photos of Abraham Lincoln was doctored.
A framed portrait of Abraham Lincoln dates back to 1865. It was the same year the Civil War ended, followed by the assassination of President Lincoln. Three months ago, the rare photograph turned ...
The National Portrait Gallery will unveil a nine-foot-tall portrait of Abraham Lincoln by the Dutch artist W.F.K. Travers on February 10. It’s a remarkable work with an even more remarkable backstory: ...
The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery unveiled a life-size painting of President Abraham Lincoln Friday morning. The 1865 portrait was painted by Dutch artist W.F.K. Travers and is one of ...
One user wrote, “🚨BREAKING 🚨 Donald Trump has replaced the Abraham Lincoln portrait, painted by Edward Dalton Marchant in 1863, with a portrait of the cha.
Looking at a picture of Abraham Lincoln in October 1860, the 11-year-old Grace Bedell claimed to have solved the problem of Lincoln’s face and wrote him a letter to tell him about it. The ...
It was one of the means by which Abraham Lincoln came to power, gaining the US presidency in 1861, just before the emerging discipline became widespread, and using photos to his advantage.