Norman Rockwell's Lincoln the Lawyer: The Beardstown Almanac Case
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Creator Role
issuer artist
Description
The porcelain tile features a reproduction print of Norman Rockwell's Lincoln for the Defense (1962). In the print, Lincoln stands in front of a wooden table holding an almanac in his proper left hand and resting his proper right hand in a closed fist on a book. His appearance is disheveled; he wears a white shirt and pants with a loose tie and undone suspenders. A man in handcuffs sits with a bowed head at the table in the background. The tile was originally mounted in an open wooden frame with a velvet backing, but the tile has since become detached due to the disintegration of the adhesive. On the frame's reverse, a sticker containing documentary information may be found.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
ca. 1982
Measurement
12 1/4 X 6 inches (tile)
Materials and Techniques Display
porcelain (material)
Inscription
verso: Certificate of Authenticity / We the undersigned do Certify and Affirm that this portrait on porcelain number 214 / is one of no more than one thousand in the / exclusive and singular edition of / Norman Rockwell's / LINCOLN THE LAWYER / The Beardstown Almanac Case
Subjects
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Rockwell, Norman, 1894-1978
Work Type
porcelain (visual works)--picture frame
Class
glassware & ceramics
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.
Related Source
See item # 539. See Collection Documentation Box 1, Folder 2000-2999.
ID
2623
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.