The Inner Life of Abraham Lincoln: Six Months at the White House

by Francis Bicknell Carpenter

Book Overview

Late in 1863 a young painter named Francis B. Carpenter wished to commemorate the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation. The likable and well-connected Carpenter received President Lincoln's consent during a visit to the White House. "Well, Mr. Carpenter, we will turn you loose in here," said Lincoln. The painter set up a studio in the state dining room and worked for months in 1864 under a lighted chandelier. It was a marvelous opportunity to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803263651
• ISBN13: 9780803263659
• Release Date: August 1995
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 7.9"