ABE LINCOLN AT NEW SALEM

Print

Tarble Art Center

2000.02.01.8a

Name/Title

ABE LINCOLN AT NEW SALEM

Entry/Object ID

2000.02.01.08a-b

Description

Abe sits back against a barrel keg reading a sheet of paper. In the background are images of a prospector(upper right) an officer commanding a battalion (center) and a proprieter of a post office/general store assisting a customer(leftWood cut printed in black ink images stylized; signed C. Turzak in lower right no edition # titled lower left There are two (2) proofs of this item: 2000.02.01.8a & 2000.02.01.8b 2000.02.01.8a- printed on creme-colored Japanese rice paper; some foxing along edges/margins of paper; paper is mounted to paper backing at all four corners- mounted onto mat backing with paper-photo-corners and linen tape. 2000.02.01.8b- printed on creme-colored Japanese rice paper; paper is mounted onto mat backing with paper-photo-corners; there are remnants of brown packing tape along top edge of print paper at PL/PR/Center

Collection

American Scene (Regionalists)

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Joan Turzak Van Hees

Made/Created

Artist

Charles Turzak

Date made

1934

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

11x 8 1/2" image size

Location

Drawer

Flat File V

Vault

Permanent Collection Storage

Building

Tarble Arts Center

Institution

Eastern Illinois University

Created By

jonathan@catalogit.app

Create Date

March 27, 2025