Saturday, February 12, 2011

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809.  Happy birthday, Abe!

The Council of War (1868) is exhibited at the New Britain Museum of American Art.  The sculptor is John Rogers.  We see Lincoln with his Secretary of War, Edward Stanton, and General Ulysses S. Grant, planning the war against the Confederacy.
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17 comments:

  1. Cezar and LéiaFebruary 12, 2011 at 7:58 AM

    Certainly a great man who endured troubled times!
    God bless you!
    Cezar

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  2. BirdmanFebruary 12, 2011 at 8:32 AM

    I'm reading a book on him now. Amazing man struggling in amazing times.

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  3. Leif HagenFebruary 12, 2011 at 8:50 AM

    Not to be confused with our fellow City Daily Photo blogger, Abraham Lincoln.....

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  4. KateFebruary 12, 2011 at 9:07 AM

    Where is this wonderful sculpture? Forgot all about the birthday; thanks for the reminder!

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  5. SharonFebruary 12, 2011 at 10:15 AM

    What a wonderful statue of three men doing very serious work. Growing up in Illinois, I was surrounded by Lincoln memorabelia in all shapes and sizes. This one if very nice.

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  6. SRQFebruary 12, 2011 at 10:17 AM

    Nice sculpture. It was a shame when Lincoln and Washington's birthdays were bundled (read: diluted) into one national recognition for all presidents' birthdays. I remember creating silhouette artwork of President Lincoln in grade school. Great leader. Unfortunately, I could not get through Doris Kearns Goodwin's biography. If you have recommendations for a different Lincoln book, I'd love to hear them.

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  7. MichelleFebruary 12, 2011 at 10:42 AM

    Mr. Lincoln's birthplace is just right up the road from my farm. A great historical statue depicted here.

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  8. HalcyonFebruary 12, 2011 at 10:56 AM

    He was a pretty good guy, I think. Happy b-day Abe!

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  9. EG CameraGirlFebruary 12, 2011 at 11:40 AM

    Happy birthday, Honest Abe!

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  10. Genie -- Paris and BeyondFebruary 12, 2011 at 11:50 AM

    Nice sculpture and great remembrance of his actual birthday... I am one of those who remembers celebrating the birthdays of Lincoln and Washington separately with school activities around each... nice post, Jack

    Bises,
    G

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  11. RedPatFebruary 12, 2011 at 12:45 PM

    Nice piece and a good shot! Happy day Mr Lincoln.

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  12. cieldequimperFebruary 12, 2011 at 2:34 PM

    Now that is a beautiful sculpture.

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  13. Regina KFebruary 12, 2011 at 3:39 PM

    Happy Birthday Abe. Nice photo.

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  14. RandyFebruary 12, 2011 at 11:43 PM

    Very nice!

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  15. VPFebruary 13, 2011 at 5:56 AM

    They got some secret plan under the chair... An excellent sculpture with some very realistic expressions.

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  16. UnknownFebruary 13, 2011 at 12:41 PM

    Great sculpture indeed, lovely!

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  17. HaddockFebruary 18, 2011 at 1:02 PM

    Thats a lovely sculpture....some thing different from what we usually see.

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