Mr. Lincoln Sits for His Portrait: The Story of a Photograph That Became an American Icon
(By Leonard S. Marcus)
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On February 9, 1864, Abraham Lincoln, accompanied by his twelve-year-old son Tad, traveled to Mathew Brady's Washington, DC studio. With a fractious re-election campaign looming that year, America's first media-savvy president was intent on securing another portrait that cast him in a favorable light, as he prepared to make the case for himself to a nation weary of war. In that studio, two iconic images were made. One was Lincoln in profile, the shot that later found its way onto the penny and was adapted for the five-dollar bill. The other was a dual portrait of Lincoln and Tad. The pose, featuring Lincoln reading to his son, was a last-minute improvisation, but the image that came of it was—and remains—incomparably tender and enduringly powerful.
From renowned author-historian Leonard S. Marcus, illustrated with archival photos and related material, Mr. Lincoln Sits for His Portrait is a disarmingly intimate record of a care-worn father's feeling for his child, and a timeless comment on books as a binding force between generations.”
