Object Details
artist
Gasparro, Frank
Description (Brief)
This image may have been one Frank Gasparro showed to get approval from the Mint to create the Lincoln Memorial cent. The fine detail in this drawing includes a miniscule statue of Abraham Lincoln, wreathes and boughs decorating the monument, and carefully executed lines showing perspective on the steps and in the columns. The inclusion of Gasparro's signature (on the bottom right corner of the image) shows us that Gasparro felt this drawing was more important than many of his multitude of drawings.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Christina Gasparro Hansen
date made
ca 1958
ID Number
2009.0005.013
catalog number
2009.0005.013
accession number
2009.0005
Object Name
sketch
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
black mat: 22.8 cm x 20.9 cm x .1 cm; 8 31/32 in x 8 7/32 in x 1/32 in
white sheet: 20.4 cm x 18.5 cm x .1 cm; 8 1/32 in x 7 9/32 in x 1/32 in
image: 13.5 cm; 5 5/16 in
place made
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
Coins, Currency and Medals
Art of Gasparro
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Art - Currency
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1367599