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Artist:
George Clark, active 1853 - 1860  Search this
Copy after:
Mathew B. Brady, 1823? - 15 Jan 1896  Search this
Sitter:
Abraham Lincoln, 12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865  Search this
Medium:
Ambrotype campaign pin
Dimensions:
Image: 4.8 x 3.5cm (1 7/8 x 1 3/8")
Mount: 6.4 x 5.3cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/16")
Case: 6.4 x 5.4cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/8")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1860
Exhibition Label:
Born Hardin County, Kentucky
Mathew Brady’s first portrait of Abraham Lincoln played a significant role in shaping Lincoln’s public image during the 1860 presidential campaign. Taken on February 27, 1860—the day Lincoln delivered his stirring address on slavery at the Cooper Union in New York— the photograph revealed a candidate whose dignified bearing stood in sharp contrast to the unflattering characterizations spread by his detractors. The portrait circulated in a variety of formats, including this broochlike campaign pin, made by the Boston photographer George Clark, who had copied Brady’s original print.
Nacido en el condado de Hardin, Kentucky
El primer retrato de Abraham Lincoln tomado por Matthew Brady tuvo un papel significativo en la imagen pública de Lincoln durante la campaña presidencial de 1860. Tomada el 27 de febrero de 1860 (el día que Lincoln pronunció su emocionante discurso sobre la esclavitud en la Cooper Union en Nueva York), esta fotografía revela a un candidato cuyo porte digno contrasta marcadamente con las imágenes poco halagadoras que difundían sus detractores. El retrato circuló en varios formatos, incluido este botón de campaña realizado por el fotógrafo bostoniano George Clark, que había copiado la foto original de Brady.
Topic:
Cased object  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Male  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Military and Intelligence\Soldier  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Environmentalist  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Illinois  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Surveyor  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\State Senator\Illinois  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Crafts and Trades\Boat builder  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2007.194
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm45df8fd1e-317c-4adc-a6ba-1c0064a19aa9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2007.194