The Many Faces of Abraham Lincoln: Art and Artifacts

Learn about Abraham Lincoln (sixteenth president, 1861–1865) through museum art and artifacts from across the Smithsonian. The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery collection reflects many faces of Lincoln that chart his passage from a fresh-faced Illinois congressman to his grizzled isolation as president.

The Many Faces of Abraham Lincoln: Art and Artifacts

Emancipation Proclamation Inkstand

Wrist Irons worn by the Abraham Lincoln Conspirators

Prison Hoods of the Abraham Lincoln Conspirators

Iron Ankle Shackles worn by the Abraham Lincoln Conspirators

Abraham Lincoln's Shawl

Abraham Lincoln's Wedge

Keys to the Abraham Lincoln Conspirators Prison Cells

Abraham Lincoln Life Mask by Clark Mills, 1865

Lincoln Funeral Pall, April 28, 1865

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

The Flight of Abraham Lincoln

Framed Hair of Abraham Lincoln

Portrait of Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln, Of Illinois, the Presidential Candidate for the Republican Party

Lincoln's Early Law Studies

Mr. Lincoln in his new Facial Appointments

The Funeral of President Lincoln, New York, April 25th 1865.

Abraham Lincoln, President Elect

Prison Hoods of the Abraham Lincoln Conspirators

Surgical Instruments used at Lincoln's Autopsy, 1865

TheCrowd at Baltimore waiting for Mr. Lincoln