IV. Lincoln's Image
- Harold Holzer, The Lincoln Image : Abraham Lincoln and the Popular Print , (NY: Scribner, 1984) based on the Gettysburg College 1984 exhibit.
- Lincoln's Journey to the Presidency
A. Illinois Group
1. Shepherd 1847 of Abe & Mary earliest image
2. John Hay image possibly earlier
3. Jackson 1854 in Chicago as lawyer
4. Hesler 1857 in Chicago
5. Fassett 1859 in Chicago
B. 1860 Campaign Group
1. Cooper Union by Brady
2. prints by Harper's Weekly, Currier & Ives
3. Hicks portrait from 2nd Hesler liked by Lincoln
4. Barry portrait - "dreamy & melancholy eyes"
5. Johnston portrait from C. German photo
6. Brown miniature from Butler photo copied by Sartain
7. "Nigger in the Woodpile" - Greeley & Lincoln
8. "Rail Candidate" cartoon by Currier & Ives
9. "Political Quadrille" cartoon
10. H. Sadd 1850 group copied with new faces 1860
11. Lincoln's new beard causes demand for images
C. Emancipation Group 1863-64
1. Duval lithos used calligraphy to make image
2. Blythe print uses symbolic props
3. Marchant portrait and Sartain print - shackles, white tie
4. Francis Carpenter color mural
5. anti-Lincoln prints by Volck, British Punch
D. 1864 Campaign Group
1. Brady series Jan. 8, Feb. 9 - $.01
2. Berger photos as model for Carpenter - $5 bill
3. McClellan by J.H. Howard
4. Bromley Co. print - miscegenation theme
5. unposed inauguration photo
E. Post-assassination Group
1. Brady photo of Lincoln & son Tad
2. printmakers added family members - Sartain
3. Kurz prints of Lincoln's life - debates, lawyer
4. Wiest print shows Lincoln as Washington deified
5. Gardner photo - possible Marfan disease
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