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Abraham Lincoln

Alexander Gardner American, Scottish
Person in Photograph Abraham Lincoln American
Printer Rice
1863, printed 1901
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Abraham Lincoln
  • Artist: Alexander Gardner (American, Glasgow, Scotland 1821–1882 Washington, D.C.)
  • Person in Photograph: Abraham Lincoln (American, Hardin County, Kentucky 1809–1865 Washington, D.C.)
  • Printer: Rice
  • Date: 1863, printed 1901
  • Medium: Gelatin silver print
  • Dimensions: Image: 45.7 x 38.1 cm (18 x 15 in.)
  • Classification: Photographs
  • Credit Line: Warner Communications Inc. Purchase Fund, 1976
  • Object Number: 1976.627.1
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs
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