Object Details
- Artist
- J. H. Bufford Lithography Company, active 1835 - 1890
- Copy after
- Christopher S. German, 25 Dec 1814 - 15 May 1896 (Photographer)
- Publisher
- Oliver Ditson & Co.
- Sitter
- Abraham Lincoln, 12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865
- Exhibition Label
- This lithograph accompanied the music for a “grand march” celebrating the inauguration of Abraham Lincoln in March 1861. The portrait is based on an earlier image that covered music for “The ‘Wigwam’ Grand March,” published shortly after Lincoln’s nomination as the Republican Party’s presidential candidate in May 1860. It showed Lincoln without the beard he grew that autumn on the advice of an eleven-year-old admirer. The whiskers in this lithograph were added rather crudely to the preexisting image. Small vignettes show Lincoln splitting rails and a horseman carrying a banner reading “Our Candidate.”
- Music played an important role during the ensuing civil war. Martial tunes rallied troops. Sentimental ballads expressed the yearning of separated loved ones. Spirituals promised freedom to the enslaved. Confederates found their theme song in “Dixie,” while the North embraced “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” with lyrics by Julia Ward Howe, whose portrait hangs nearby.
- Esta litografía acompañó la partitura de una “gran marcha” para celebrar la investidura presidencial de Abraham Lincoln en marzo de 1861. Se basa en una imagen publicada con otra partitura, “La gran marcha ‘Wigwam’”, tras la nominación de Lincoln como candidato presidencial del Partido Republicano en mayo de 1860. En dicha imagen Lincoln no tenía barba; se la dejó crecer ese otoño a sugerencia de un pequeño admirador de 11 años. Las patillas que luce en esta litografía se añadieron luego toscamente. En las viñetas aparecen Lincoln cortando troncos y un jinete con un banderín que dice “Nuestro candidato”.
- La música fue importante en la guerra civil que vendría. Las melodías marciales animaban a las tropas. Las baladas sentimentales expresaban la nostalgia de la separación. Los espirituales prometían libertad a los esclavizados. Los confederados encontraron su tema en “Dixie”, y los norteños adoptaron el “Himno de batalla de la República”, con letra de Julia Ward Howe, cuyo retrato se expone cerca.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- 1860
- Object number
- NPG.84.81
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Medium
- Lithograph on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 20.7 x 15.7cm (8 1/8 x 6 3/16")
- Sheet: 42.5 x 25.3cm (16 3/4 x 9 15/16")
- See more items in
- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Exhibition
- Out of Many: Portraits from 1600 to 1900
- On View
- NPG, East Gallery 111
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Home Furnishings\Drape
- Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
- Architecture\Column
- Sheet music
- Abraham Lincoln: Male
- Abraham Lincoln: Law and Crime\Lawyer
- Abraham Lincoln: Military and Intelligence\Soldier
- Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\President of US
- Abraham Lincoln: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Environmentalist
- Abraham Lincoln: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant
- Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\US Congressman\Illinois
- Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Surveyor
- Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\State Senator\Illinois
- Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster
- Abraham Lincoln: Business and Finance\Tradesman\Boat builder
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.84.81
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm490a1158a-fbcf-4b68-97e3-93f0020c174e
