Color Photograph of a Statue of Abraham Lincoln in Charleston, West Virginia at the West Virginia Capital Building
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Creator Role
sculpture; sculpture; poet
Description
Color snapshot photo; statue of standing A. Lincoln, located at the West Virginia State Capitol. This is a color photograph a statue of Abraham Lincoln in Charleston, West Virginia. In the background of the image, there is a partially obstructed view of the West Virginia capital building. from a sculpture by Bernard Wiepper (American,1926-2009) from a sculpture by Fred Martin Torrey (American, 1884-1967) inspired by poem by Vachel Lindsay (American, 1879-1931)
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
ca. 1974
Measurement
5 X 3 1/2 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
color photography; photographic paper
Inscription
recto, center left: "Abraham Lincoln/ created the state/ of West Virginia/ by proclamation and signature/ West Virginia joined/ the Union/ June 20, 1863" verso, top center: "W. VA. CAPITOL"
Subjects
West Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Influence; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Pictorial works
Work Type
color photograph
Class
photos
Preferred Citation
Wiepper, Bernard, "Color Photograph of a Statue of Abraham Lincoln in Charleston, West Virginia at the West Virginia Capital Building" (2023). Photographs. 824.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-photographs/824
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
1960
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.