Murder & Memory
Leonard Wells Volk. Abraham Lincoln life mask and pair of hands. 1886. Bronze. |
Leonard Wells Volk. Abraham Lincoln life mask and pair of hands. 1886. Bronze. |
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These bronze casts of Lincoln’s face and hands were produced in 1886 by the artist Leonard Volk (1828-1895) from originals he made between March and May 1860 before Lincoln was nominated as the Republican Party’s candidate for president. These casts were popular with Lincoln collectors, including William Whiting Nolen. Lincoln Collection The William Whiting Nolen Collection of Lincolniana.
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