Lincoln, Life-Size

Lincoln, Life-Size

An essential collection of photographic portraits of Abraham Lincoln, in a striking format, from â€œthe foremost family of Lincoln pictorial scholarshipâ€ (Harold Holzer).

This unique and beautiful book captures an overlooked but vital aspect of Lincoln: his face. While he was known as an ugly man, and he even joked about that reputation, Lincolnâ€™s contemporaries often commented on his striking featuresâ€”on how animated he became while telling stories, or how at more serious moments his face seemed to reflect his wisdom.

Taken across a span of nearly twenty years, from 1846 to 1865, these images provide us with a visual account of Lincolnâ€™s intertwined political and personal lives as we watch him age and observe the toll taken by the Civil War in the final four years of his life. Here are a wide range of Lincolnsâ€”wise, bemused, melancholic, ruggedly handsome, downright homelyâ€”his complex character clearly evident in the changes in expression and affect these portraits capture. Each portrait is presented in both a standard size and in life-size, and is accompanied by a contemporaneous quote by or about Lincoln, enriching the story of his life as told through his continuously evolving image.

Offering an unprecedented window into Lincolnâ€™s soul, Lincoln, Life-Size grants us a new appreciation of this extraordinary man and a glimpse of the force of character that made him great. It is a must for all Lincoln enthusiastsâ€”and for anyone fascinated by our finest president.
Country USA
Manufacturer Knopf
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Knopf
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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