“Abraham Lincoln’s Kentucky”, 11x14”, matted 16x20, $50.00

The original collage of this print is based on the Lincoln Bicentennial theme of “I too am a Kentuckian:” Lincoln’s Family and Friends. Pencil drawings of important Kentuckians are situated near the locations associated with them. His ancestors crossed the Cumberland Gap on the Wilderness Trail from Virginia, so there you see his father, Thomas Lincoln and mother, Nancy Hanks. The map of Kentucky shows the important locations where the Lincolns and the Hanks families settled. His wife Mary Todd and her family were from Lexington and close friend Joshua Speed lived in Louisville.

When I traveled to Hodgenville to photograph Knob Creek Farm, and walked the land of his birthplace I had a strong sense that the land itself was of great influence in developing his character. I accentuate this with a colored pencil drawing of the farm along the bottom of the collage and by the transparency of his portraits. The small fern is from his still faithful spring.

It is significant that one of his most quoted statements about slavery, “I am naturally anti-slavery. If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong. I can not remember when I did not so think and feel.”, was written in a letter to Albert G Hodges, editor of the Frankfort, KY, Commonwealth, April 4, 1864.  Using a quill pen, I wrote this out as near to his hand writing as possible.

Giclée Archival prints using Epson Velvet Fine Art Paper with a base that is 100% cotton rag, buffered and acid free, this paper is coated with Enhanced Matte coating, giving exceptional color gamut and high D-Max. The velvet surface offers a unique museum quality feel. Combining impressive fine art cotton with Epson technology has created a paper that will be a classic for years to come. The ink used is Epson UltraChrome HighGloss™ pigment inks provide superior resistance to water, fading and smudging. These prints have been tested to last 200 years.

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