Print, "The Assassination of President Lincoln," 1865

THF96217 / Print, "The Assassination of President Lincoln," 1865

Artifact Overview

New York print makers Currier and Ives were well known for producing inexpensive lithographic prints of landscapes, famous people and scenes of everyday life. This was an inexpensive way for the middle classes to decorate their homes. This shocking scene of the Lincoln assassination was unusual for the firm and served to visually dramatize the event for a grieving nation.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Print (Visual work)

Date Made

1865

Subject Date

14 April 1865

Creators

Currier & Ives

Place of Creation

United States, New York, New York

Collection Title

Print Collection

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

40.309.1

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Lithography
Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 14.813 in
Width: 11.125 in

Inscriptions

Below image: THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN,/ At Ford's Theatre Washington, D.C. April 14th 1865./ Entered according to Act of Congress AD. 1865, by Currier & Ives, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court fo the United States, for the Southern District of N.Y. Published by Currier & Ives, 125 Nassau St., New York / (Keyed ) Maj. Rathbone./ Miss Harris./ Mrs Lincoln./ President/ Assassin

Keywords	United States, District of Columbia, Washington Lithographs Prints (Visual works) Assassinations United States presidents Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865 Harris, Clara, 1845-1883 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882 Rathbone, Henry Reed, 1837-1911 Ford's Theatre (Washington, D.C.)