Francis Bicknell Carpenter: 3 books
by Francis Bicknell Carpenter
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2016
This memoir by painter Francis Bicknell Carpenter describes various incidents that he observed during his stay at the White House, February-July 1864, as he painted First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln. Carpenter had free access to Lincoln's office and had much interaction...
by Francis Bicknell Carpenter
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2016
In February of 1864, Francis Carpenter left New York for the White House to fulfill a dream born of the previous year's issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation. With Lincoln's enthusiastic support, Carpenter would paint the now-famous life-sized portrait of the President and his Cabinet depicting...
by Francis Bicknell Carpenter
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2016
In offering this volume to the public I shall attempt no apology for its shortcomings, other than to say that its production is the result of the unexpected popularity of the series of articles, relating to the illustrious subject of whom it mainly treats, which were commenced in the New York "Independent"...