Skip to main content Skip to main navigation
heart-solid My Visit Donate
Home Smithsonian Institution IK development site for ODI
Press Enter to activate a submenu, down arrow to access the items and Escape to close the submenu.
    • Overview
    • Museums and Zoo
    • Entry and Guidelines
    • Museum Maps
    • Dine and Shop
    • Accessibility
    • Visiting with Kids
    • Group Visits
    • Overview
    • Exhibitions
    • Online Events
    • All Events
    • IMAX & Planetarium
    • Overview
    • Topics
    • Collections
    • Research Resources
    • Stories
    • Podcasts
    • Overview
    • For Caregivers
    • For Educators
    • For Students
    • For Academics
    • For Lifelong Learners
    • Overview
    • Become a Member
    • Renew Membership
    • Make a Gift
    • Volunteer
    • Overview
    • Our Organization
    • Our Leadership
    • Reports and Plans
    • Newsdesk
heart-solid My Visit Donate

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.

  • National Museum of American History 33 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum 20 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • National Portrait Gallery 13 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • National Postal Museum 6 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 3 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • National Museum of African American History and Culture 2 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Smithsonian Institution Archives 1 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Prints 11 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Paintings 9 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Photographs 9 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Graphic arts 7 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Postage stamps 6 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Sculpture 6 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Lithographs 4 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • gelatin silver print 3 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Drawings 2 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Models 2 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • African Americans 6 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Indians of North America 1 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Native Americans 1 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • 1850s 5 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • 1870s 3 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • 1880s 4 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • 1890s 5 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • 1900s 6 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • 1910s 4 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • 1920s 5 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • 1930s 6 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • 1940s 7 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • 1960s 5 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • United States 30 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Illinois 19 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • United States of America 6 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Chicago 4 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • North America 4 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Pennsylvania 4 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • New York 3 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • USA 3 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Cook 2 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • District of Columbia 2 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection 20 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Government, Politics, and Reform 17 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Currently not on view 13 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • National Portrait Gallery Collection 13 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Painting and Sculpture 12 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Political History: Political History, General History Collection 10 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Selections from the Abraham Lincoln Collection 10 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Graphic Arts 8 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Work and Industry: Photographic History 7 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Clothing & Accessories 6 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Government 38 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Portraits 34 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Presidents 34 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Politics 33 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Men 32 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Social reformers 17 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Activism 13 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Boat builder 13 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Business and Finance 13 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Businessperson 13 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Not determined 38 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • CC0 36 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus
  • Usage conditions apply 27 Filter by term plus Exclude term minus

Filter Settings

Excluded:

  • Remove Date: 1860s close

Abraham Lincoln's Top Hat

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln's Watch, around 1858

Abraham Lincoln's Patent Model

Abraham Lincoln's Office Suit

Photograph of James Brown, Civil War veteran, with a picture of Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

Drum from Abraham Lincoln's Funeral

Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln Parade Transparency, 1860

Wrist Irons worn by the Abraham Lincoln Conspirators

Prison Hoods of the Abraham Lincoln Conspirators

Abraham Lincoln's Residence

Flag from Abraham Lincoln's Funeral Train

Iron Ankle Shackles worn by the Abraham Lincoln Conspirators

"Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves, and, under a just God, cannot long retain it."--Abraham Lincoln, letter to H.L. Pierce, April 6, 1859. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.

President Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln's Shawl

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln's Wedge

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

Portrait of Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

Portrait of Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

Mary Lincoln's Mourning Watch

Abraham Lincoln

Portrait of Unbearded Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln the Hoosier Youth

Abraham Lincoln

  1. Current page 1
  2. Page 2
  3. Page 3
  4. Next page Next
  5. Last page Last
arrow-up Back to top
Home
  • Facebook facebook
  • Instagram instagram
  • LinkedIn linkedin
  • YouTube youtube
  • Contact Us
  • Get Involved
  • Shop Online
  • Job Opportunities
  • Equal Opportunity
  • Inspector General
  • Records Requests
  • Accessibility
  • Host Your Event
  • Press Room
  • Privacy
  • Terms of Use