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Bas-relief, James Garfield
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| Title | Bas-relief, James Garfield |
| Description | This bas-relief of President James Garfield is made of bronze from Confederate cannons. The Grand Army of the Republic commissioned it, and a matching bas-relief of President Abraham Lincoln, for Robert Lincoln and two other men in appreciation of their efforts to secure "twelve bronze pieces of rebel cannon... weighing in all 10, 253 pounds, for which we [GAR] have paid $1, 948.07." The GAR wanted the bronze to melt down and produce badges for its members and to raise funds. The bas-reliefs were presented to Robert Lincoln (Abraham Lincoln's son and U.S. Secretary of War, 1881-1885), Stephen V. Benet (Chief of Ordnance, U.S. Army), and D.S. Alexander (past GAR Department Commander of the Department of the Potomac) at the GAR Annual Encampment in 1885. In 1977 Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, the last direct descendant of Abraham Lincoln, donated this set to the Chicago Public Library. |
| Subject.tgm | Bas-reliefs
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| Subject.aat | bronze
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| Subject.lcsh | Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881
Presidents--United States
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| Artist | Davison, Joseph K.
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| Associated with | Lincoln, Robert Todd, 1843-1926
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| Date | 1885 |
| Time period | 1880; 1881; 1882; 1883; 1884; 1885; 1886; 1887; 1888; 1889 |
| Dimensions | 10 inches wide x 11.5 inches tall |
| Repository number | SPE CW 77.2 |
| Repository name | Chicago Public Library Special Collections and Preservation Division
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| Collection | Civil War Collection
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| Rights | http://www.chipublib.org/aboutcpl/cplpolicies/policies/photo_reproduct.php |
| Original file size | 26574 KB |
| Original resolution (dpi) | 240 |
| Original dimensions (pixels) | 2826 x 3204 |
| Camera/scanner specifications | Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III |
| Donor | The Wayne Whalen Digital Archive is made possible by the partners of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
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| Original file name | Q7A8872.tif |
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