" Honest Abe ! "
Seen in the "Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art" at the Huntington Library & Botanical Gardens, January 2018
As we transition from one president to another I thought a reminder of the character of one of our earlier highly regarded presidents might be appropriate ! We need honesty from our President, from our news media and from our Federal, State and local representaives !
On May 18, 1860, Leonard Volk made a life mask of Abraham Lincoln by covering the future president's face in plaster, letting it set, and carefully removing it. At the time of the life mask, Lincoln did not yet wear the beard that would later become an iconic part of his popular image.
" Honest Abe ! "
Seen in the "Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art" at the Huntington Library & Botanical Gardens, January 2018
As we transition from one president to another I thought a reminder of the character of one of our earlier highly regarded presidents might be appropriate ! We need honesty from our President, from our news media and from our Federal, State and local representaives !
On May 18, 1860, Leonard Volk made a life mask of Abraham Lincoln by covering the future president's face in plaster, letting it set, and carefully removing it. At the time of the life mask, Lincoln did not yet wear the beard that would later become an iconic part of his popular image.