GDG- Portraits and masks

Dennis Lawrence denlaw at fone.net
Sun Jun 1 08:36:35 CDT 2008


Saturday, June 1, 1861.
Washington, DC.

George Henry Story, painter, sketches President at work three 
successive mornings.

Finished portrait at

http://posters.seindal.dk/p375863_Abraham_Lincoln.html

Take Care

Dennis
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The last time I saw Mr. Lincoln was in January 1861, at his house in 
Springfield. His little parlor was full of friends and politicians. 
He introduced me to them all, and remarked to me aside that, since he 
had sat for me for his bust, he had lost forty pounds in weight.
--Leonard Volk in "Intimate Memories of Lincoln"

Volk life mask 
http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/resource/masks.htm 



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