Lincoln Bust

Jo Davidson

Lincoln has been immortalized in busts since he was elected President in 1860. Jo Davidson was born in 1883 in New York’s Lower East Side and studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Davidson became well known for his portrait busts, several of which are in the National Portrait Gallery and the U.S. Capitol collections.

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Details

Title: Lincoln Bust
Creator: By Jo Davidson
Contributor: Lincoln Home National Historic Site, National Park Service
Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/liho/exb/memorabilia/LIHO1832_bust.html
Source: Lincoln Home National Historic Site
National Park Service Catalog Number: LIHO 1832
Measurements: Bronze
Materials: H 46, W 21, D 27 cm
Date: 1947

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