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- Chromolithograph Portrait of Abraham Lincoln, 1865 - Following the American Civil War, this print commemorated President Abraham Lincoln and became popular for home and classroom display across the country. This chromolithograph production method--using oil inks and canvas on a wooden stretcher--was meant to be framed, in imitation of painted portraits of famous people. Prints like this one helped people to honor Lincoln's accomplishments.
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Chromolithograph Portrait of Abraham Lincoln, 1865
Following the American Civil War, this print commemorated President Abraham Lincoln and became popular for home and classroom display across the country. This chromolithograph production method--using oil inks and canvas on a wooden stretcher--was meant to be framed, in imitation of painted portraits of famous people. Prints like this one helped people to honor Lincoln's accomplishments.