3. A SIMPLE BEGINNING (SKETCH)

Drawing

Tarble Art Center

Name/Title

3. A SIMPLE BEGINNING (SKETCH)

Entry/Object ID

2012.2.5c

Description

Preliminary and composite sketch for "Biography of Abraham Lincoln in Woodcuts". Young Abe sits in front of fireplace doing arithmatic. The numbers 4 and 2 are written on the back of a shovel a kettle simmers over a fire in the fire place. Printed in the United States at Chicago 1933 during 'A Century of Progress Exposition'"

Artwork Details

Medium

Drawing

Collection

American Scene (Regionalists)

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Joan Turzak Van Hees

Made/Created

Artist

Charles Turzak

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

4 1/8” x 6”

Location

Drawer

Flat File EE

Vault

Permanent Collection Storage

Building

Tarble Arts Center

Institution

Eastern Illinois University

Created By

jonathan@catalogit.app

Create Date

March 27, 2025