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

Lincoln Campaign Flag, 1864

Campaign Banner, Belfast, Maine, 1860

Abraham Lincoln's Watch, around 1858

Abraham Lincoln's Office Suit

Election Poster, 1864

Lincoln Parade Axe, 1860

Lincoln Parade Transparency, 1860

Wrist Irons worn by the Abraham Lincoln Conspirators

Commemorative Print of the Emancipation Proclamation, 1864

Prison Hoods of the Abraham Lincoln Conspirators

Paper Banner, around 1863

Flag from Abraham Lincoln's Funeral Train

Iron Ankle Shackles worn by the Abraham Lincoln Conspirators

Campaign Torch, 1860

Abraham Lincoln's Shawl

Abraham Lincoln's Wedge

Keys to the Abraham Lincoln Conspirators Prison Cells

Abraham Lincoln Life Mask by Clark Mills, 1865

Casts of Abraham Lincoln's Face and Hands

Ceremonial Sword from Lincoln's Funeral

Lincoln Funeral Pall, April 28, 1865

Mary Lincoln's Mourning Watch

Surgical Instruments used at Lincoln's Autopsy, 1865