Print

Title:

Our Martyred Presidents

Object Name:

Print

Object ID:

1957.036.141.136

Creator:

Wagner, Irving W.

Place of Origin:

New York, NY

Date:

1911

Description:

Photomechanical print, Our Martyred Presidents, by Irving W. Wagner, 1911. Ink on paper. Bust-length oval portraits of James Garfield, Abraham Lincoln, and William McKinley. Garfield on left; facing right with receding hair, beard, white shirt, black tie, and black coat; ivy at bottom and sides of oval; printed signature on scroll banner, on ivy, right of center: "Ja Garfield". Center and largest portrait, Lincoln; facing forward, head turned slightly left with dark receding hair, and beard; wearing white shirt, black coat and waistcoat, and tied cravat; oval surrounded by palm wreath; printed signature at lower center of oval: "Abraham Lincoln". McKinley at right; facing slightly left with receding hair, white shirt black coat and tied cravat; pin on lapel; ivy at bottom and sides of oval; printed signature on scroll banner, left of center on ivy: "Wm. M Kinley". Printed lower left: "COPYRIGHT, I. W. WAGNER, 1911". Unframed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-18 W-28.1 inches

Provenance:

From the Noyes Family of Bow, NH.

Credit Line:

Gift of Adin M. Noyes and Carl O. Noyes

People:

Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865), Garfield, James A. (1831-1881), McKinley, William (1843-1901), Wagner, Irving W.

Subjects:

Death, Martyrs, Assassinations, Lincoln, Abraham, Garfield, James A., McKinley, William