Life Mask of Abraham Lincoln by Leonard W. Volk

Print: probably 1930 - before 1949H x L : 25.2 x 20.2 cm

The artist Leonard Wells Volk made the life mask of Abraham Lincoln’s beardless face in 1860 during his first presidential campaign. Edward Steichen studied the bronze mask for months before he took this photograph. Decades after he took the photograph, in 1961, Steichen still considered The Life Mask Of Abraham Lincoln to be his “most profound photograph”.

Object: Life Mask of Abraham Lincoln by Leonard W. Volk

Artist | Manufacturer:
Edward Steichen (1879-1973) | Photographer
Leonard Volk (*1828) | Sculptor
Title:
Life Mask of Abraham Lincoln by Leonard W. Volk
Date:
Print: probably 1930 - before 1949
Shot: 1935
Inventory Number:
1985-030/024
Collection:
Edward Steichen Collection
Domain:
Photography
Designation:
Photograph
Measurements:
H x L : 25.2 x 20.2 cm
Copyright:
Work: In Copyright | © The Estate of Edward Steichen / Adagp, Paris, 2025
Image(s): In Copyright | Reproduction: MNAHA / Tom Lucas
Metadata: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Photographer:
Tom Lucas
Object Image
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The artist Leonard Wells Volk made the life mask of Abraham Lincoln’s beardless face in 1860 during his first presidential campaign. Edward Steichen studied the bronze mask for months before he took this photograph. Decades after he took the photograph, in 1961, Steichen still considered The Life Mask Of Abraham Lincoln to be his “most profound photograph”.

Object: Life Mask of Abraham Lincoln by Leonard W. Volk

Artist | Manufacturer:
Edward Steichen (1879-1973) | Photographer
Leonard Volk (*1828) | Sculptor
Title:
Life Mask of Abraham Lincoln by Leonard W. Volk
Date:
Print: probably 1930 - before 1949
Shot: 1935
Inventory Number:
1985-030/024
Collection:
Edward Steichen Collection
Domain:
Photography
Designation:
Photograph
Measurements:
H x L : 25.2 x 20.2 cm
Copyright:
Work: In Copyright | © The Estate of Edward Steichen / Adagp, Paris, 2025
Image(s): In Copyright | Reproduction: MNAHA / Tom Lucas
Metadata: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Photographer:
Tom Lucas
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