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Creator:
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874  Search this
Subject:
Lincoln, Abraham  Search this
Ream, Vinnie  Search this
Type:
Printed Materials
Date:
1866
Place of publication, production, or execution:
No place, unknown, or undetermined
Physical Description:
Pamphlet : 8 p. ; 25 x 16 cm.
Summary:
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
Topic:
Art commissions  Search this
Portrait sculpture  Search this
Women sculptors  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)13751
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Art in the National Capitol : speech in the Senate of the United States, July 17, 1866, 1866
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
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