Sacred Substantiations: Lincoln Casts and Statuary in the American Imagination
On March 31, 1860, Abraham Lincoln waited in the studio of Leonard Wells Volk as a plaster mold hardened around his face and head. After one hour, Volk removed the mold; he later repeated the process for Lincoln’s hands. The resulting life casts elicited profound emotional reactions in those who saw...
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| Language: | English |
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
2019-10-01
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| Series: | Contemporaneity: Historical Presence in Visual Culture |
| Online Access: | https://contemporaneity.pitt.edu/ojs/contemporaneity/article/view/287 |