Color Photograph of a Statue of Abraham Lincoln in Charleston, West Virginia at the West Virginia Capital Building

Color Photograph of a Statue of Abraham Lincoln in Charleston, West Virginia at the West Virginia Capital Building

Creator

Bernard Wiepper

Files

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

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.

Color Photograph of a Statue of Abraham Lincoln in Charleston, West Virginia at the West Virginia Capital Building

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