<I>Lincoln</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1952; printed 1953
name: label: Created by
content: Charles White, American, 1918 - 1979
label: Printed by
content: Masses & Mainstream, Inc., American, founded 1948
label: Subject of
content: President Abraham Lincoln, American, 1809 - 1865
label: Written by
content: Rockwell Kent, American, 1882 - 1971
notes: label: Description
content: A black and white offset lithograph titled “Lincoln” by Charles White. The lithograph is a detailed portrait of President Abraham Lincoln. The portrait captures an older Lincoln from the neck up, against a solid white background. He is wearing a white shirt with a white bowtie. The artist’s signature is to the right of the bowtie, handwritten in black ink: [CHARLES / WHITE ‘52]. At the front, right bottom corner in black text is [VI], marking it as the sixth of six lithographs from the portfolio “Charles White: Six Drawings” printed by Masses & Mainstream, Inc.
place: label: Place printed
content: New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: United States History
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Portfolio/Series
content: Charles White: Six Drawings
label: Classification
content: Visual Arts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Eric Foner
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2023.87.6
objectType: label: Type
content: offset lithographs
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © The Charles White Archive
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: lithographic ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 18 1/2 x 13 in. (47 x 33 cm)