Abraham Lincoln by George Peter Alexander Healy Ceramic Tree Decoration

Source of Scholar's Notes: Kloss, William, et al. Art in the White House: A Nation's Pride. Washington, D.C.: The White House Historical Association, 2008: "[The artist paints the president in a] listening, absorbed pose. ". . . [T]he figure is pulled forward from the murky olive-grey background by the sculptural modelling, the concentration of light upon hands and face, the lack of competing accessories. . . . Healy molds [the chair] to the President's body and turns the gilt wood and red brocade into a perfect foil for the strongly projected figure. . . . "The portrait was painted in Paris and sent to Washington in response to an act of Congress (March 3, 1869) authorising a Lincoln portrait for the White House." Image reproduction rights can be found in the link near the bottom of this description. Sign up to Mr. Rebates for FREE and save 12% on any zazzle order in addition to a $5.00 sign up bonus All Rights Reserved; without: prejudice, recourse or notice (U.C.C. 1-308) Image Reproduction Rights: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Al16.jpg "abraham lincoln" president lincoln "george healy" "george peter alexander healy" "lincoln portrait" "abraham lincoln portrait" "president lincoln portrait" "president abraham lincoln portrait" "civil war" "american civil war" "Abraham Lincoln by George Peter Alexander Healy"