Artists of Abraham Lincoln portraits correspondence . April 22, 1952 Mr. A. J. Mc Andless, PresidentThe Lincoln National Life Ins. Wayne, Indiana My dear Mac: I am sorry that you did not buy the Hickspainting of Lincoln, for I understand that it wasbought by someone living in Cuba for something over$18,000. I do not believe it was possible for youto have been previously solicited because died about a month ago and it was not for sale upto that time, and her husbandAfiernon Prentice boughtit in 19hO from the collection of Mrs. Shipman. Itsimportance and value was that i
Artists of Abraham Lincoln portraits correspondence . April 22, 1952 Mr. A. J. Mc Andless, PresidentThe Lincoln National Life Ins. Wayne, Indiana My dear Mac: I am sorry that you did not buy the Hickspainting of Lincoln, for I understand that it wasbought by someone living in Cuba for something over$18,000. I do not believe it was possible for youto have been previously solicited because died about a month ago and it was not for sale upto that time, and her husbandAfiernon Prentice boughtit in 19hO from the collection of Mrs. Shipman. Itsimportance and value was that it was the first portraitever painted of Lincoln, and naturally it had to be asmooth face. I thought you might be interested in thedescription published in the catalogue of the sale,and if you havent the story you might like to put itin your Lincoln file. f *Mf>- & EnclosureJSMrjp.
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