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Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, President of the United States
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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
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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
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shades11/shades_tsm_0002.tif
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