Leonard Wells Volk

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.78.215
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Leonard Wells Volk was an American sculptor. He is notable for making one of only two life masks of United States President Abraham Lincoln. In 1867 he helped establish the Chicago Academy of Design and served as its president until 1878. He made several large monumental sculptures, including the tomb of the politician Stephen A. Douglas, and statues of American Civil War figures.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Life Cast of the Hands and Face of Abraham Lincoln

1888 · Bronze

Life Mask: 24.1 × 21 × 14 cm (9 1/2 × 8 1/4 × 5 7/8 in.); Right hand: 14.6 × 13 × 8.9 cm (5 3/4 × 5 1/8 × 3 1/2 in.); Left hand: 16.5 × 10.8 × 7.5 cm (6 1/2 × 4 1/4 × 2 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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