Title

I Am Not Bound To Win Abraham Lincoln Print

Creator

M. T. Sheahan

Files

Creator Role

publisher copyrighter

Description

The print features a black and white bust portrait of Abraham Lincoln that is similar to Anthony Berger's 1864 portrait photograph (Ostendorf-92). To the portrait's right, a quotation attributed to Lincoln appears. The print was originally enclosed in a rectangular frame held together by taped edges. However, the tape has disintegrated, leaving the framed work in pieces. Thus, the print was removed for preservation, but the frame was retained for its documentary significance.

Description Source

Hamilton, Charles and Lloyd Ostendorf, eds. Lincoln in Photographs: An Album of Every Known Pose. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma, 1963; Page: 176.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1906

Measurement

4 7/8 X 7 15/16 inches (print)

Materials and Techniques Display

print on paper

Inscription

recto of print: I am not bound to / win, but I am bound to be true / I am not bound to succeed, but I am / bound to live up to / what light I have / I must stand with / anybody that stands / right; stands with him / while he is right and / part with him when / he goes wrong / Abraham Lincoln / COPYRIGHT 190G BY M.T. SHEAHAN, BOSTON, MASS. verso of frame: ... The ... / Master Mind Series / (Copyright 1906) / A collection of thoughts from Master Minds / with Portraits / One Hundred Subjects) For Sale by Dealers the World over / Sheahan�s Good Motto Cards / MAKE THE WORLD BRIGHTER / M.T. Sheahan, / Art Publisher / Boston, - Mass.

Subjects

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Quotations

Work Type

black-and-white print (print on paper)

Class

prints

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

7042

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 about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.