Print, Assassination of President LIncoln, 1865-1870
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Before the existence of newspaper photos and television, lithographs helped people to understand the tragic event of President Abraham Lincoln's death in April 1865. This shows the assassin escaping after shooting President Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. Printmakers produced various versions of this event, based on verbal reports.
Before the existence of newspaper photos and television, lithographs helped people to understand the tragic event of President Abraham Lincoln's death in April 1865. This shows the assassin escaping after shooting President Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. Printmakers produced various versions of this event, based on verbal reports.
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Date Made
1865-1870
Subject Date
14 April 1865
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
38.309.1079
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Susan Stebbins Stark.
Material
Ink
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 18 in
Width: 13 in
Inscriptions
Printed under image: ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN./AT FORD'S THEATRE WASHINGTON, D.C. APRIL 14, 1865
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