Title

Time to Rest; Lincoln and Tad

Creator

Richard Masloski

Files

Creator Role

sculptor

Description

The bronze sculpture depicts President Abraham Lincoln standing with his son, Tad, on his shoulders. Tad wears Lincoln's signature top hat and rests his cheek on his father's head. The sculpture is mounted to a wooden base that bears a small metal plaque. The sculpture is a limited edition piece and is numbered three out of twenty-five.

Description Source

The Americana Sculpture of Richard Masloski. http://www.masloski.com/tad.html (accessed March 19, 2019).

Contributor

Justice Frank J. Williams; Digitization made possible by the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library.

Approximate Creation Date

1993

Measurement

39 X 22 X 11 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

bronze

Inscription

inscribed at base of statue: @1993 Richard Masloski / 3/25 TALLIX engraved on plaque: TIME TO REST: / LINCOLN AND TAD / Richard Masloski

Subjects

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Work Type

sculpture (visual works)

Class

sculpture

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

8260

Digital ID

FVW_08260

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information on the contents of this collection, call 662.325.9355 or e-mail library-sp_coll@lists.msstate.edu