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Description
In a studio in Chicago in 1860, President Abraham Lincoln posed for Leonard W. Volk. Volk created numerous paintings and sculptures of the President, including this life mask. The original cast is in the Smithsonian Institute.
About This Item
- Title: LIfe Mask of President Abraham Lincoln, 1860
- Creator: Leonard W. Volk
- Creation Date: 1860
- Subject Date: 1860
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Locations:
- Fryeburg, Oxford County, ME
- Chicago, IL
- Media: Plaster
- Dimensions: 26 cm x 21 cm x 18 cm
- Object Type: Physical Object
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Fryeburg Historical Society83 Portland St, Fryeburg, ME 04037
(207) 256-3001
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