Creator

Leo Cherne

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Creator Role

sculptor

Description

The bronze bust depicts Abraham Lincoln looking straight ahead from the neck up. The bust is mounted to a black cube-shaped base.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

1958

Measurement

21 inches (height)

Materials and Techniques Display

cast bronze

Inscription

bottom of bust at neck, inscribed: -1959 Leo Cherne

Subjects

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Presidents in art

Work Type

sculpture

Class

sculpture

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

4014

Digital ID

FVW_04014

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.

Abraham Lincoln Bust

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