Speech given July 17, 1866 by Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner questioning the Senate's selection of sculptor Vinnie Ream to create a commissioned sculpture of Abraham Lincoln to be placed in the Capitol Building.
Citation:
Charles Sumner. Art in the National Capitol; speech in the Senate of the United States, 1866. Art in the National Capitol : speech in the Senate of the United States, July 17, 1866, 1866. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note:
U.S. public domain
Provenance:
Donated by Paul L. Grigaut, July 5, 1954.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560