Greatness is Made, Not Born.

Greatness is Made, Not Born.

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Creator Role

cartoonist

Description

The original artwork is a cartoon that comments on the Lincoln Holiday. It features a profile portrait of Abraham Lincoln along with a silhouetted image of the President holding an ax. The cartoon is inscribed to Frank Williams by the cartoonist, James Dobbins. The cartoon was published in the New Hampshire Union Leader, 1979.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

1979

Measurement

9 1/2 inches X 12 1/4 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

paper (fiber product); cartooning

Inscription

recto, at right of cartoon: To: FRANK / WILLIAMS / WITH BEST WISHES / from: Jim / Dobbins / 2-12-79 recto, bottom right of mount: [?]4 1/2

Subjects

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Work Type

editorial cartoon

Class

cartoons

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

1624

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.

Greatness is Made, Not Born.

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