McClure's— A New and Richly Illustrated Life of Abraham Lincoln
Date1895
Artist
Corwin Knapp Linson
(American artist and illustrator, 1864–1959)
Illustration CitationAdvertising poster for "The Life of Abraham Lincoln," by Ida M. Tarbell, in McClure's, November 1895
MediumCommercial lithograph
Dimensionssheet: 19 9/16 × 12 5/8 in. (49.7 × 32.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1977
Object number1977-137
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextTarbell's Life of Abraham Lincoln appeared in installments in McClure's Magazine in 1895 through 1896 and in 1898 through 1899 and was published in book form in 1900. An important reconsideration of the President's background and beliefs, Tarbell's biography was based largely on the recollections of individuals who had known Lincoln. The series was a boon to circulation of McClure's.
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
cast c. 1923; from head of The Standing Lincoln in Lincoln Park, Chicago, 1884-1888
