Abraham Lincoln's life mask and hands
- Image
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- Created Date
- 1860
- Description
Life mask and hands of Abraham Lincoln. Left hand shown clenched. Right hand of Abraham Lincoln, shown gripping rod. Cast after 1860.
- Creator
Volk, Leonard Wells, 1828-1895 (artist)
- Contributing Institution
- Chicago History Museum
- Subjects
- Visual works (works)
Sculpture (visual work)
Life masks
Casts (sculpture)
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Presidents
Portraits - Location
- Chicago (Ill.)
- Type
- physical object
- Format
- Length: (9 in)Width: (8 in)Depth: (5 in) (mask)Length: (6 in)Width: (4 in)Depth: (3 in) (left hand)Width: (5 in)Depth: (3 in) (right hand)Bronze (metal)Casting (process)
- Language
- English
- Rights
- © Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2013, all rights reserved.
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- Chicago citation style
- Volk, Leonard Wells, 1828-1895 (artist). Abraham Lincoln's life mask and hands. 1860. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/2120. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Volk, Leonard Wells, 1828-1895 (artist), (1860) Abraham Lincoln's life mask and hands. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/2120
- MLA citation style
- Volk, Leonard Wells, 1828-1895 (artist). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/2120>.