Object Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2017.005.001 |
Object Name |
Portrait |
Title |
Portrait of Lincoln |
Artist |
Stokes, D.W., 1881-1967 |
Date |
ca. 1909 |
Description |
This portrait is believed to have been created for the Lincoln centennial in 1909 by artist D.W. Stokes. It is painted after the Anthony Berger photograph that was taken during a special sitting on Tuesday, February 9, 1864. The photograph became known as the "Five Dollar Bill" portrait as it was the image used on American currency. |
Dimensions |
H-48 W-38 inches |
Material |
Canvas |
Notes |
In 1859, a little-known man from Illinois named Abraham Lincoln addressed a gathering of citizens on the east terrace of the contemporary issues of slavery and Union preservation. A bronze plaque in the Statehouse Atrium marks the spot where Lincoln spoke. Ohio Governor William Dennison welcomed president-elect Abraham Lincoln in the Statehouse on February 13, 1861. Lincoln stopped in Columbus on his way to the nation's capital. Greeted by a large crowd, Lincoln spoke to a joint session of the Ohio legislature in the House Chamber, where this portrait originally hung. After his death by assassination in 1865, President Lincoln lay in repose in the Rotunda where thousands of mourners passed by his casket to pay their respects. |
Provenance |
This portrait was donated by Jim Dicke II to the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board in 2017. The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board took over the care of the Statehouse and its collections in 1988. |
Image size |
31" x 25" |
Frame size |
48" x 38" |
Frame desc |
Gilded |
People |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 |
Search Terms |
Presidential visits |
Subjects |
Copy art Portrait paintings Presidents |