Artifacts
Title
Abraham Lincoln “America’s Prairie Lawyer”
Files
Creator Role
sculptor
Description
The portrait bust features a beardless Abraham Lincoln wearing a shirt, tie, and suspenders. The bust is finished in a traditional French brown patina and sits on a marble and wood rectangular base.
Approximate Creation Date
n.d.
Measurement
17 inches (height)
Materials and Techniques Display
cold cast bronze
Inscription
front of base, engraved on metal plate: Abraham Lincoln / “American’s Prairie Lawyer” / by / James J. Nance
Subjects
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Presidents in art; Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Class
sculpture
Preferred Citation
Nance, James J., "Abraham Lincoln “America’s Prairie Lawyer”" (2021). Artifacts. 3921.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-artifacts/3921
ID
5412
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.