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Tag Archives: Abraham Lincoln
Memory is a Fickle Fashionista: A Lost Lincoln Portrait and a Forgotten Artist – Part 3
The story behind H. Stanley Todd‘s lost Lincoln portrait: The current owner found the Abraham Lincoln painting in storage when he purchased a building in Brooklyn, New York, in the early 1990s. He left it in storage for 20 years, where it … Continue reading
Memory is a Fickle Fashionista: A Lost Lincoln Portrait and A Forgotten Artist – Part 2
Why was artist H. Stanley Todd forgotten? The artist was forgotten because Memory is a fickle fashionista. When Henry Stanley Todd (1871-1941) sought artistic training, he chose the best school in the world, the Académie Julian in Paris. Leading the school was the … Continue reading
Memory is a Fickle Fashionista: A Lost Lincoln Portrait and A Forgotten Artist – Part 1
Here is a detail of a recently re-discovered portrait of Abraham Lincoln: and in full view: Todd – Lincoln Signature and Date EnhancedDespite dings and decades of surface dirt, the beauty of the portrait is evident. The artist, “Todd”, was … Continue reading
Finding the Artist of the Portrait Miniature – Part 2
In earlier blogs I introduced the Portrait Miniature, dated it Summer 1840-1842, discussed choice of region, and acknowledged my indebtedness to the work of Edna Talbot Whitley. Now, with the Bingham exhibit opened, it is time to return to finding the artist who painted the little … Continue reading
Finding the Artist of the Portrait Miniature – Part I
In an earlier blog we dated the portrait miniature Summer 1840- 1842. The next question in finding the artist of the portrait miniature is: where? Hundreds of artists painted portraits in the United States during those years. How could we narrow down the … Continue reading
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