Leonard Wells Volk (American, 1828–1895)
Life Cast of the Hands and Face of Abraham Lincoln
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Leonard Wells Volk (American, 1828–1895)Cast in plaster 1860; cast in bronze by 1888
Life Cast of the Hands and Face of Abraham Lincoln
Leonard Wells Volk (American, 1828–1895) →sculptureamerican arts
Date
Cast in plaster 1860; cast in bronze by 1888
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Life Mask: 24.1 × 21 × 14 cm (9 1/2 × 8 1/4 × 5 7/8 in.); Right hand: 14.6 × 13 × 8.9 cm (5 3/4 × 5 1/8 × 3 1/2 in.); Left hand: 16.5 × 10.8 × 7.5 cm (6 1/2 × 4 1/4 × 2 7/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of the artist
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