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File Name	shades_tsm_0002.tif
Creator	Dury, George
Title	Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, President of the United States
Alternate Title	Portrait of Abraham Lincoln funded by the Tennessee Legislature during Reconstruction
Date	1866
Genre	Paintings
Material/Technique	Oil on canvas
Description	Lincoln sitting in red chair facing to his left.
Historical note	Professional artists dependent upon wealthy patrons risked losing business as a result of partisan attitudes. Some left Tennessee, moving either north or further south to avoid having to take sides publicly.Those who stayed carefully toed the line of neutrality, like painter-photographer George Dury, who painted figures from both sides of the war. The Reconstruction Legislature, also known as the Brownlow Legislature, also commissioned a full-length portrait of Gov. William G. Brownlow from Dury.
Subject	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Portraits
Theme	Walking a Fine Line
Story	Artist Overview
Geographic Location	United States--Tennessee--Nashville
Time period	1860-1869
Language	eng
Rights	Images reproduced on this website are intended for individual, educational use only. For research inquiries about specific objects or requests for high resolution images, contact the Tennessee State Museum.
Type	Still image
Format	image/jp2
Contributing Institution	Tennessee State Museum
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Reference URL	http://content.mtsu.edu/u?/shades,106
Archival file	shades11/shades_tsm_0002.tif