Vinnie Ream : printed for private distribution only; and to preserve a few souvenirs of artist life from 1865 to 1878 . itnessing the unveiling of a full-sized statue of the late President Lincoln, and exhibiting it tothe public. This statue was made in pursuance of an act of Congress, passed on the 28th of July,1866. Previous to the passage of the act of Congress, a number of persons had made statues andbusts of Mr. Lincoln. And Miss Ream, among others, had made both. The bust which shehad made from sittings given her by Mr. Lincoln bore such a resemblance to the original thatmembers of Congr
Vinnie Ream : printed for private distribution only; and to preserve a few souvenirs of artist life from 1865 to 1878 . itnessing the unveiling of a full-sized statue of the late President Lincoln, and exhibiting it tothe public. This statue was made in pursuance of an act of Congress, passed on the 28th of July,1866. Previous to the passage of the act of Congress, a number of persons had made statues andbusts of Mr. Lincoln. And Miss Ream, among others, had made both. The bust which shehad made from sittings given her by Mr. Lincoln bore such a resemblance to the original thatmembers of Congress and others conceived the design of employing her to make a full-sized statueof the then deceased President. Mr. Thaddeus Stevens offered a joint resolution, which wasadopted by Congress. Perhaps other causes than the striking resemblance which the bust executed by Miss Reambore to the deceased President may have led to the making of the contract with her for the life-sized statue. Both President Lincoln and the Artist were of humble origin; both were born and brought up in the West, and both, under God, are 18. Abraliam ICittroln. Htntttf Kfam. S-r., 18B5-g. ;/,.;. KIM J --VIO ) / the arhitects of their own fortune. [Applause.] It was fit that he who, by his own unaidedefforts, had risen from obscurity to the highest earthly position, and who had gone down to thegrave mourned by the civilized world, should have his features transmitted to posterity by onewho, like him, had nothing but her hands and her head to urge her forward. [Applause.] Immediately after the passage of the joint resolutions Miss Ream proceeded to make a life-sized model in plaster of the late President, which having completed according to her satisfaction,and to the approval of the then Secretary of the Interior in June, 1869, she sailed for Europe forthe purpose of having it put into marble at Rome. She was fortunate in selecting a block of marbleof pure white, and without a stain, A Fitting Symbol of t
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