Abraham Lincoln: The Nation's Martyr, 1865
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Abraham Lincoln's assassination in April 1865 plunged Americans into deep mourning. Before the existence of newspaper photos and television, lithographs helped people to understand the tragic event. This print made in 1865 by the popular publishers, Currier & Ives, was sketched from a photograph made on February 9, 1864, by Anthony Berger at Mathew Brady's Washington, D.C., gallery.
Abraham Lincoln's assassination in April 1865 plunged Americans into deep mourning. Before the existence of newspaper photos and television, lithographs helped people to understand the tragic event. This print made in 1865 by the popular publishers, Currier & Ives, was sketched from a photograph made on February 9, 1864, by Anthony Berger at Mathew Brady's Washington, D.C., gallery.
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Date Made
1865
Subject Date
15 April 1865
Keywords
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.3.11287
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Ink
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black (Color)
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 18 in
Width: 13.5 in
Inscriptions
Printed below image: ABRAHAM LINCOLN, THE NATIONS MARTYR. ASSASSINATED APRIL 14TH 1865. NEW YORK, PUBLISHED BY CURRIER & IVES, 152 NASSAU ST.
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