Lot of 12, including six silver gelatin photographs printed from negatives owned by King V. Hostick at the Herbert Georg Studio, Springfield, IL, printed ca 1950s-1970s, from the original negatives by Alexander Hesler taken at Springfield, IL, June 3, 1860. One framed, oval-length print is 8 x 10 in., and bears the Herbert Georg Studio/ 301 West Carpenter/ Springfield, IL stamp on verso; two are 8 x 10 in. prints; and three 11 x 14 in. prints. These examples are comprised of the poses catalogued by Ostendorf as O-26 and O-27. The originals were made two weeks after Lincoln was nominated for President at the Republican National Convention in Chicago, and were well received by many, including Lincoln, who said of the two portraits here: That looks better and expresses me better than any I have ever seen; if it pleases the people I am satisfied [Ostendorf, p.47]. Also included are two prints, 11 x 14 in. and 8 x 10 in., both head detail enlargements of the pose made at Alexander Gardner's studio in Washington, November 8, 1863; an 11 x 14 in. print showing Abraham Lincoln's tomb at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, IL; a 4 x 5.5 in. reproduction of the Lincoln ambrotype by Abraham Byers; and two souvenir printings of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and his famous letter to Mrs. Bixby, produced by the Western Bank Note & Eng. Co., Chicago. The entire group was purchased as a box lot from a small auction in Illinois, and the offering is supplemented by copied paperwork suggesting that these photographs came from King Hostick or an employee of the studio. Condition: Prints remain in near excellent condition.
Lot of 12, including six silver gelatin photographs printed from negatives owned by King V. Hostick at the Herbert Georg Studio, Springfield, IL, printed ca 1950s-1970s, from the original negatives by Alexander Hesler taken at Springfield, IL, June 3, 1860. One framed, oval-length print is 8 x 10 in., and bears the Herbert Georg Studio/ 301 West Carpenter/ Springfield, IL stamp on verso; two are 8 x 10 in. prints; and three 11 x 14 in. prints. These examples are comprised of the poses catalogued by Ostendorf as O-26 and O-27. The originals were made two weeks after Lincoln was nominated for President at the Republican National Convention in Chicago, and were well received by many, including Lincoln, who said of the two portraits here: That looks better and expresses me better than any I have ever seen; if it pleases the people I am satisfied [Ostendorf, p.47]. Also included are two prints, 11 x 14 in. and 8 x 10 in., both head detail enlargements of the pose made at Alexander Gardner's studio in Washington, November 8, 1863; an 11 x 14 in. print showing Abraham Lincoln's tomb at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, IL; a 4 x 5.5 in. reproduction of the Lincoln ambrotype by Abraham Byers; and two souvenir printings of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and his famous letter to Mrs. Bixby, produced by the Western Bank Note & Eng. Co., Chicago. The entire group was purchased as a box lot from a small auction in Illinois, and the offering is supplemented by copied paperwork suggesting that these photographs came from King Hostick or an employee of the studio. Condition: Prints remain in near excellent condition.
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