Brown University

Abraham Lincoln by Vinnie Ream

Description

Abstract:
Reproduction of a photograph of Vinnie Ream's statue of Abraham Lincoln in the rotunda of the United States Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. For this work, Ream became the first woman and youngest artist ever to receive a commission from the U.S. Government for a statue."
Notes:
Caption on reverse: "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, by Vinnie Ream, in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington."

Access Conditions

Rights
No Copyright - United States
Restrictions on Use
Collection is open for research.

Citation

"Abraham Lincoln by Vinnie Ream" (1871). Lincoln Graphics. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:70932/

Relations

Collection:

  • Lincoln Graphics

    Prints in the Lincoln collection are classified by Meserve numbers, and include most of the known photographic images of Lincoln, along with engravings and popular prints by, among other firms, Currier & Ives and Kurz & Allen. There are also …
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